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.
These super simple cardboard STEM Challenges are a great project for a rainy day. Make a DIY slingshot, cardboard circuits, marble runs or even cardboard sculptures! Raid the recycle bin to see what you can find and go from there. You might also like my experiment instruction sheets and science fair project ideas! Super Simple…
This homemade articulated grabber is a brilliant STEM Challenge or STEM project, that works brilliantly and is easy to construct as well! We cut up a shoe box to make ours as the cardboard does need to be quite sturdy, but you can use whatever you have handy. If you like this activity you might…
Did you know you can walk on oobleck? My children participated in a fun race called Mini Mudder a couple of years ago. One of the obstacles was a huge tray of cornflour oobleck, which everyone loved, so we thought we’d try to create a smaller version in our garden. Our giant oobleck tray was…
Playful Science is a brand new series full of simple science-based play ideas for kids! All the activities are super easy and can be used as part of role-play games or as an exciting addition to a classroom theme. Play is a fantastic way to spark a lifelong love of science in kids. Imagine bubbly…
This activity is part of my Around the World in 50 Experiments series. Today we’re travelling to Comoros and Mayotte to learn about an ancient fish called a Coelacanth. Comoros is one of the smallest countries in the world, made up of a group of islands in the Western Indian Ocean. The southern part of…
These gravity experiments are all fantastic demonstrations of gravity and a great way to learn about Isaac Newton and Galileo‘s famous discoveries. If you enjoy them, do check our my book This IS Rocket Science which is full of exciting space activities demonstrating how rockets overcome gravity and other forces to launch into space followed…
This activity is part of my United States of Science series! Today we’re learning all about Idaho. Don’t forget to print the map and colour each state as you go along. Where is Idaho? Idaho is a Northwestern state surrounded by Utah, Washington, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana and Oregon. Fun facts about Idaho Over 70 different…
The answer is no identical twins do not have identical fingerprints. Identical twins do have identical DNA, but fingerprints are shaped by more than just genes. Fingerprints actually form before birth in the womb and are affected by factors such as the position of the foetus in the womb, nutrition, blood pressure and even how…
Did you know you can use a potato (or two) to create enough power to light an LED? We did try a small light bulb as well, but our potato battery only had enough power to light an LED. You might have seen our lemon battery activity which is very similar to this one! I’m…
Leonardo da Vinci was an incredible artist, inventor, musician and scientist who lived during the Renaissance. He kept notebooks full of drawings and ideas and had a vast knowledge of human anatomy, architecture and nature as well as science and maths. Some of his notebook pages can be viewed in museums today. Leonardo was born…
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