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Our science experiments include removing the shell from an egg, launching bottle rockets, create edible life cycles, making lava lamps and lots more science experiments for kids of all ages.
Summer is a great time to get outdoors, play, explore and learn at the same time. I often find that if I set up some outdoor science experiments, my children keep coming back to them over a period of weeks or days, each adding their own twist to the activity. What makes a great outdoor…
Rockets make a great science project or space-themed STEM Challenge as they are fairly easy to make, can be personalised however you want and reused over and over again. These easy rockets kids can make are also fun craft projects and can be turned into a science investigation! My personal favourite rocket is our mini…
Ammonites were sea creatures that lived before and at the same time as dinosaurs. They were a bit like a modern-day squid or octopus with a shell. Ammonite fossils have been found all over the world. The fossils resemble a curled-up snake, and for a while, people thought they were remains of snakes, earning them…
Atoms are tiny particles of matter which make up everything in the universe. Everything you see is made up of atoms. Scientists spent many years trying to understand the structure of the atom, with several models and theories being disproved or improved upon along the way. Today we know that atoms consist of a nucleus…
A smartphone is a great tool for science experiments with or without special apps. Make the most of your phone with these five science experiments you can do with a smartphone. Use your smartphone for science Make a smartphone speaker Imagine you’re in the park having a picnic and fancy playing some music. What can…
The Periodic Table is a table of all the elements we know about today. Elements are placed in order of atomic number ( number of protons in the nucleus ). The periodic table is a way of listing and organising elements. The rows of the periodic table are called periods, and the columns are known…
It’s time to head off on another adventure Around the World in 50 Experiments. Today we’re off to Israel. Israel is a small country in the Middle East on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. Israel has a population of around 9 million people and shares a border with Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Its…
If you take a look outside, you’ll probably see lots of green. Green grass, green leaves covering trees and green plants, but why are leaves green? Most plant leaves are green as they contain a pigment called chlorophyll, which is green. Chlorophyll is needed for plants to absorb sunlight which they need to make glucose…
Ice is great for lots of science experiments and investigations. It’s cheap, easy to make and always fun to experiment with. Today, we are going to try a cool science trick where a wire cuts through an ice cube. Ice usually needs to be warmed up to melt, but you can also make ice melt…
This very simple STEM challenge is a great way to find out why arches are such an important structural shape. Bridges often have arches to make them stronger and more stable. The arch shape allows any load on the bridge to be spread outwards along the curve of the arch. Pont du Gard is a…
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