If you asked my son what his favourite all time science experiments are, he'd probably say the bottle rocket, followed by his candy house, so today we've got some great candy experiments and ...
Candy Experiments
Edible Butterfly Life Cycle
This fun and creative activity helps children visualise a Butterfly Life Cycle by encouraging them to think of edible items to represent each stage of the cycle. The Butterfly Life cycle There are ...
LEGO Bar Charts
Recording data is a very important part of any scientific investigation. You should decide how the data will be recorded in the planning stages before starting the experiment. A table is often the ...
Candy DNA Model – Edible Science
This activity is a great way learn about the structure of DNA by making a Candy DNA model !Image taken from Snackable ScienceWho discovered the structure of DNA?James Watson and ...
Candy Chromatography
Did you know you can use chromatography to separate the different colours in the coating of colourful candy? This fun science experiment is perfect for learning about separating mixtures and can even ...
Earthquake Science Investigations
Did you know the Earth is made up of large pieces of rock called tectonic plates? Where two tectonic plates meet is called a fault. If two plates rub together at a fault waves of energy ( seismic ...
Skittles Experiment
This skittles experiment is easy, low cost and provides lots of investigative opportunities. Try using different temperatures of water, white vinegar or even lemonade to discover what ...
Candy House – Making a stable structure
My 6 year old came out of school last week incredibly happy and excited as they'd spent the afternoon building sweetie houses. As soon as we got home he wrote me a shopping list of what we needed to ...
Why Popping Candy pops
Do you know why pop rocks pop? We're going to find out in this easy kitchen science investigation. Why Popping Candy ( Pop Rocks) PopsWe all tried the popping candy first and giggled as it burst ...
Looking at structures
When I brought out the spaghetti and marshmallows I think my children thought we were having some kind of weird and wonderful ( to them ) dinner, not building structures.This is a great activity ...
