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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.
You’ve probably seen lightning flash across the sky, but do you know why and how it happens? This simple science activity teaches how lightning forms and how to make a small spark using static electricity. What is lightning? Lightning is a giant spark of electricity in the atmosphere. It happens when electricity is discharged between…
The Stroop effect is a phenomenon where it takes longer to name a word’s colour when the text colour doesn’t match the word. It’s a fun way to learn how your brain works. Try saying the colours of the words below. Does the second line take longer? This is the Stroop Effect in action. Our…
Have you heard the phrase opposites attract? That’s definitely the case with magnets. Magnets have a north pole and a south pole. If you put the north pole of one magnet next to the south pole of another magnet, they attract each other. If you put two south poles or two north poles together, they…
There are lots of great air pressure demonstrations around, but a leaky water bottle is one of the simplest. It looks impressive and costs almost nothing. Air is made up of several different gases. Air pressure is caused by gravity pulling air molecules towards Earth. We don’t really notice air pressure as it’s balanced inside…
Warning! These super science riddles may cause excessive brain activity and lots of laughter! Challenge your friends, family and yourself with this collection of mind-bending puzzles. Science Riddles for Kids Legs! 2. The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I? Footsteps. 4. What is harder to catch the more you run?…
The longest word English word in the dictionary is: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Although pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is in the dictionary, it’s not really a real word. It’s a made-up name for lung disease but it was created to mock long medical terms. What’s the longest word not in the dictionary? The longest word not in the dictionary is the…
A dodecahedron is a three-dimensional shape with 12 faces. The most common dodecahedron ( regular dodecahedron ) has regular pentagons for all 12 faces. There are other types of dodecahedron are made up of shapes that aren’t pentagons but still have 12 faces. These are irregular dodecahedrons. A dodecahedron is one of five platonic solids….
Christmas is over, but I’m not quite ready to face the normality of life just yet, so we’ve been collecting our favourite kid’s science activities for New Year! Make a firework in a jar, firework pictures or film canister rockets to welcome in the New Year. Learn about changes of state with chocolate sprinkle breadsticks…
Have you ever wondered how balancing toys work? You can find out with this simple marshmallow balancing STEM challenge! It’s a great activity for learning about gravity and centre of mass. You’ll need A bottle with a lid 5 wooden skewers 4 Marshmallows A Carrot Instructions Cut a small piece of carrot and place a…
You’ll probably never need to know the volume of a Christmas decoration, but this simple science activity is a great way to learn about finding the volume of objects, and who knows, one day, it might come in useful. You’ll need a Christmas decoration that you don’t mind getting wet and a small measuring container….
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