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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.
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…
Cells are the fundamental units of life where most of the essential chemistry and functions that keep us alive happen. Cells are the building blocks of every organism and make up most of the structures within the body. Facts about cells What’s the difference between a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell? Prokaryotic cells are simpler…
It’s officially potion season! With Halloween around the corner, now is the perfect time to brew up spooky witches’ potions. Potions are a much loved activity in our house at any time of year, especially at Halloween! Take a look through this collection of fizzing, slimy, colour-changing, and even dry ice potions and let us…
A Möbius strip is a loop with one side and one edge. It’s made by twisting a strip of paper 180 degrees and taping the ends together. There’s no obvious difference between inside and outside. If you draw a line around the centre of the paper, it’ll cross over to the other side, and you’ll…
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