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Last Updated on July 15, 2018 by Emma Vanstone
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Last Saturday, the children and I were invited to an event at a local National Trust to learn about Project Wild Thing. I had my eyes opened to some shocking statistics. The current generation of children is the first to have an expected lifespan shorter than their parents. How can this be? We have access…
Raising Raisins – baking soda investigation
This is a great little science experiment that kids will love! When baking soda and vinegar are added, raisins dance around a glass of water. Dancing Raisins Experiment What happens when you put a raisin in a glass of water? It sinks! Do you think it’s possible to make raisins rise to the top and…
A prickly craft with Hedgehogs!
It’s Autumn here in the UK and the leaves are beginning to fall and go crisp under your feet. The trees are a variety of colours and there are seeds galore. It is the perfect time to get out and about and collect things like acorns, conkers, leaves, twigs, and feathers. Which is exactly what…
Choice Chambers – animal behaviour investigation!
Choice chambers are an investigative method used to study animal behaviour and to determine the favoured conditions for a habitat. It is a very simple investigation to set up, and one that kids love as it involves searching for insects and then predicting and watching. The living organisms that we chose to study were woodlice,…
Candy Science – Building Towers with Sweets
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How Big is the Universe?
The Universe is gigantic, bigger than you can probably imagine. If you were to stand in the middle of the Universe, the outer edge (if there is one) would be a huge 440,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 km away, and that’s just the observable Universe. We don’t really know how big it actually is or if it’s infinite. Did…
