Science Sparks is full of easy and fun science experiments for kids to do at home. Our fun science investigations include engineering, coding, biology, chemistry and physics experiments.
Learn more about the wonderful world of science by trying our exciting science experiments, cool facts, free printables, photos and videos. We’ve also got a great collection of STEM projects, STEM Challenges and science fair projects.
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.
Keep the kids busy over Thanksgiving with these easy STEM Challenges. Science activities and challenges are a great way for kids to learn without realising. I’ve made these challenges simple, inexpensive and great fun to do with family and friends! Learn about strong shapes with a turkey tower, find out why calcium is so important…
Have you ever seen a jumping bean toy? They bounce, flip and jump as if they’re magic, but the real magic is that you can make your own jumping bean with just a marble and kitchen foil! You might be wondering how a foil and a marble can flip and jump. The answer is physics!…
If you’ve spent any time with kids recently, you’ve probably heard the slang term “six – seven“. It seems to have no meaning, just a general playful, in with the joke type phrase. Six – Seven is often accompanied by a palm up, hands moving up and down action. The slang term 6-7 is fairly…
This simple apple ramp STEM challenge is a brilliant, hands-on way to learn about the effect of gradient on speed and friction. We’ve made a friction ramp to test toy cars before, and this apple version is a fun twist for an autumn themed STEM activity. The ramp is covered with bubble wrap to increase…
Have you ever wondered how fireworks fly? The science behind the flight of a firework is the same as that of a rocket, and a fantastic demonstration of Newton’s Third Law of Motion. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Just like a rocket, a firework needs a force to overcome gravity….
I’m excited to share a fantastic guest post from the online learning platform Brighterly today. Brighterly has hundreds of expert tutors and is great for helping kids aged 6 to 15 improve their maths and reading skills in a fun, hands-on way. For many kids, math can feel complicated and overwhelming, all numbers and zero…
These jelly/jello petri dish bacteria snacks are a fun Halloween party treat or just an unusual way to learn about bacteria! A petri dish is a shallow, round dish with a loose-fitting lid used to grow bacteria in a laboratory. Microbiologists use them for experiments and investigations. In a laboratory setting, a layer of agar…
A few years ago, I helped a local school create a space science day. We had a whole afternoon of Tim Peake and International Space Station themed activities. The idea was to take the children on a journey starting with whole class film canister rockets, followed by a docking with the ISS game, and then an…
A Harvest Moon is what we call the full moon that occurs close to the first day of autumn ( the autumn equinox ). In 2025, people will be able to see a Harvest Moon on the evening of October 6th. This moon will also be a supermoon, meaning it will be extra bright and…
The Universe is gigantic, bigger than you can probably imagine. If you were to stand in the middle of the Universe, the outer edge (if there is one) would be a huge 440,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 km away, and that’s just the observable Universe. We don’t really know how big it actually is or if it’s infinite. Did…
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