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.
Have you ever wondered how much a helium balloon can lift? We’re going to find out with a fun STEM challenge using helium balloons and a LEGO® figure. The challenge is to discover how much weight a single helium balloon can lift. Helium Balloon STEM Challenge You’ll need Helium Balloons String LEGO Weighing scales Instructions…
This month our featured author is Laura Numeroff and we’ve chosen to read If you give a pig a pancake. How do you make pancakes? I like American style thick and fluffy while my children prefer a thinner crepe type. We experimented with different recipes to see what happened. If you’d rather a less messy…
This is an easy waterproofing activity with a pirate theme. We painted one side of the coin so we could easily see if the coin was wet and placed 5 coins in each bag ( paper, cloth, plastic ) before spraying with water and then examining the coins. Don’t forget I’ve got lots more early years…
Last Saturday lucky visitors to the Science Museum had the chance to try some hands on science with Learning Resources® who collaborated with the Science Museum to run a demonstration zone bringing science to life. Children had the chance to create their own volcanic explosions, make raisins dance, investigate colour mixing and much more. Here at Science…
Every now and then we like to try a more ‘traditional’ science experiment and walking water is one I’ve been trying to catch on video for ages. This super simple experiment works quickly and is very impressive. The science behind it, can be a bit tricky for little ones, but you could start by spilling…
Did you see our post about Solar System activities last month? Learning Resources have some brilliant Solar System and space products and kindly sent us these to try out. GeoSafari® Motorised Solar System This is a really great way to help children visualise our Solar System. The set comes with the sun, earth and eight planets….
Continuing with our coding for kids series, I have a fun activity that’s not only lots of fun, but perfect for helping improve logic skills. We used masking tape to draw some obstacles on the floor and an end point, blindfolded one child and asked another to direct them to the end point. An example…
I try very hard with Science Sparks to only use equipment and materials generally found around the home, so people don’t have to buy lots of resources to carry out our activities, but there are a few items that make great resources for Early Years settings or for a science at home box. Magnets We used…
I’ve put a lot of thought into this post, knowing it might be quite controversial, but as a female who has always loved science, studied science and then worked in a very male dominated field I am passionate about inspiring a love of science and a curiosity about the world in all children. Every single activity…
I’ve got another fun pirate themed activity today, this time demonstrating density. Density is quite a hard concept to grasp but this is a really nice introduction and full of little wow moments. Just the fact that the oil sits on the water is quite fun. We used blue water to make it look like…
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