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.
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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.
First up in our coding for kids series is practice at writing instructions. This is a really simple activity with potentially very funny results. I asked my 7 year old to write me two sets of instructions, one for packing his bag for swimming and one for making his favourite sandwich. He did really well, but…
I’m super pleased to be joining the A-Z STEM series again today with a post on science experiment safety. Although the experiments and activities on Science Sparks are very unlikely to cause any harm, proper care should be taken at all times, especially when working with very young children or when using a heat source….
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Have you ever made paper look older by soaking it in tea? We used the same idea to learn about concentrations and made treasure maps at the same time, which were great for starting to learn about directions. You could also use the opportunity to think about good experimental practice, what variables you have and which…
I’m very excited to be sharing a brand new feature with you today. Inspiration Laboratories and I would like to invite you to share some science with us. We’re going to set a new challenge each week and would love to see your creations on Facebook, G+, Twitter or Instagram using #ShareScience. We’ll share as many…
The Mix and Measure set from Learning Resources might just be my favourite product we’ve tested so far, and we’ve been lucky enough to test quite a few. Aimed at children 4+ it’s full of fun, hands on activity ideas to help children learn about measurements and equivalency. The scale, bowl, measuring cups and tools are brightly…
My children always love a good baking soda activity! Even my 7-year-old still gets excited at the prospect of some fizzy fun. This simple activity took literally minutes to prepare, and all you need is baking soda, vinegar and food colouring. Our Halloween fizzy bug rocks are a slight variation on more traditional fizzy rocks,…
Do you know why we have bones? We have some fun activity ideas to share today to help you find out! Fun facts about bones A human has 206 bones! There are 26 bones in the human foot. The femur is the longest bone in the human skeleton. When babies are born, they have about…
We were very excited to be invited for a sneaky peak at Professor Blasts’s Learning Lab at Paultons Park. I’ve been lucky enough to tag along on a few school trips with my own children and have seen the kind of places that work well and those that don’t and I’m certain that the combination…
The science experiments my children talk about for months afterwards are generally the messy ones, like our splatter patterns, glow in the dark oobleck, baking soda experiments and the well known coke and mento experiment. If you try this classic chemistry experiment definitely do it outside as it’s VERY messy and sticky. Sometimes you’ll see it called…
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