These super simple investigations are great for demonstrating the surface tension of water.What is surface tension?Surface tension is a force which causes a layer of liquid to ...
pre school science
Pine Cone Weather Station
Thank you to Science Sparks for inviting me to guest post on their blog today. You can find me over at Rainy Day Mum where I share play ideas, activities, crafts, learning experiences and fun for ...
How to make a Bottle Rocket
Did you know you can make and launch a water bottle rocket using just a plastic bottle, water, cork, needle adaptor and pump?As you pump air through the water the pressure inside the bottle builds ...
Summer science for hot days
The UK is hot, hot, hot at the moment, so today I'm sharing some fun and cooling summer science great for kids of all ages on hot days.Summer science for hot daysScience experiments with ...
Easy colours of the rainbow craft
This is a super simple colours of the rainbow craft activity to demonstrate to preschoolers how rainbows form.I cut out a cloud shape, sun and a square for rain then asked my daughter to thread some ...
Candy sorting
In the UK we have some chocolate covered sweets called Revels. Inside each bag are different flavoured chocolates, maltesers, plain chocolate, coffee flavour, orange flavour, toffee and chocolate ...
Slipping and Sliding
On a rainy day my children can often be found skidding down our hallway. We have wooden floors, so they are slippy enough to be fun, but not so slippy it's dangerous.We have found that skidding is ...
Challenge and Discover – Kitchen Chemistry
Thank you very much to everyone who joined in our bridge building challenge last month, we loved reading through the posts. This month we'd like you to explore some kitchen science . If you don’t have ...
Valentine Science Experiments
Valentine's day is almost upon us, so today I have a selection of Valentine Science experiments for you. Valentine Science Experiments Make a Stethoscope and listen to a friends heart ...
How to make an egg shell disappear without touching it?
We love egg experiments on Science Sparks. We have investigated air pressure using eggs, we have transformed egg whites, tested how strong an egg shell is, and shrunk them but today is this is the ...
