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.
I’ve often wished we had a big LEGO® vacuum cleaner that sucked up and sorted LEGO®. Our collection is mixed up in a large box under my 7 year old bed. So today, we set about making a LEGO® filter. This is our first attempt and needs a little refining. First, we looked around the…
My girls have grown up in a house full of LEGO, Brio, K’nex thanks to an older brother and a LEGO loving Mother, so I’ve never been in a situation where they haven’t wanted to play with construction toys. They pretty much build with anything they can get their hands on. However, I know lots of their…
Printing patterns with LEGO® is a simple STEM activity for young children. The bricks are a great shape for making robots or building shapes, and DUPLO® bricks are easy for little hands to hold. We did our LEGO® printing outside to contain the mess. You can print with LEGO people, normal bricks or DUPLO bricks…
A balloon-powered car is a great way to learn about kinetic energy, potential energy, conservation of energy and Newton’s Laws of Motion. When you blow up a balloon, it stores potential energy in the form of the stretched skin of the balloon and compressed air inside the balloon. When you let go of the balloon,…
We once spent days making different types of mazes from LEGO®. You’ll need a flat building plate, a good selection of bricks, a small ball or marble and some imagination! Things to think about Our first attempt featured a dead end, a ramp and a space for the marble to end up. Improvements…
Put your engineering skills to the test with a parachute STEM Challenge. Your challenge is to design and build a parachute to slow the fall of a small toy to the ground. This activity is great for learning about the forces involved in flight. You’ll need to consider air resistance, gravity and the properties of…
We love LEGO® here at Science Sparks and can’t wait to share our latest science and LEGO® creations. First up is a catapult. Catapults are great for learning about gravity and transfer of energy. When you pull down on the catapult arm, elastic potential energy is stored. When you release the catapult arm, the potential…
Full details coming soon, but the idea behind this activity is to find a way to keep porridge warm while the bears go for a walk. Try leaving one bowl uncovered, place a plate over another and kitchen foil over another. Take the temperature of the porridge every 5 minutes…what happens?
Coming soon, but the idea behind this activity is to design and build a carriage for Cinderella’s pumpkin. You’ll need a mini pumpkin to test your carriage works!
Last year, we visited the Eden Project in Cornwall, where they had a wonderful Room on the Broom tent full of fun witchy activities. My girls loved making potions full of brightly coloured glitter and lovely smelling herbs. Back at home, my 5-year-old wanted to add water to make a proper potion, but before we did that,…
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