I am very much enjoying being an Ambassador for Twinkl Resources. I keep finding more and more wonderful resources on their website. This Halloween Resource Pack is a perfect example. It includes 24 PDFs, including display lettering, soup recipes, writing frames, bunting, page borders and the skeleton in this post. I’ve been wanting to do…
What do you put on your porridge? We noticed that sometimes our honey and golden syrup take a long time to pour, whereas water and milk pour almost too fast. We’ve done viscosity experiments before by letting the liquids flow down an inclined board. In this viscosity experiment, we attempted to refine the procedure by…
Following on from our mini magnet maze last week, today we made a spooky ghost. The paper ghost rises up because the metal paperclips are attracted to the magnet. I’ve also got lots more Halloween science ideas for you to try, including witchy potions, pumpkin optical illusions and a spooky density jar. Spooky magnet ghost 1…
This month, Inspiration Laboratories and I are challenging you to try an easy baking soda experiment. Baking soda is a cheap resource that can be used to demonstrate chemical reactions and provides a lovely fizz that kids of all ages love! Baking Soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate or bicarbonate of soda, has many uses. Baking Soda is…
In the UK, we have chocolate covered sweets called Revels. Inside each bag are different-flavoured chocolates: Maltesers, plain chocolate, coffee, orange, toffee, and chocolate-covered raisins. They are delicious and great for a yummy sorting activity. I set the children the task of sorting the Revels into different flavours without eating them. We talked about how we…
Have you ever looked at your fingerprints? How would you expect them to compare to the fingerprints of friends and family? Fingerprints are a unique form of identification as the arrangement of ridges and patterns differs for everyone! You only need an ink pad and paper for this easy fingerprint activity. What you need Instructions…
I’ve been admiring DIY water walls on Pinterest for months, and finally got around to making one of our own. A water wall is a system that allows water to flow down a wall through various pipes, ramps and containers. We used a trellis to hold the parts and added a colour mixing segment too….
Do you remember our lolly stick races? They are a great way to explore surface tension, but this activity demonstrating surface tension with toothpicks is even easier! The toothpicks start off in a triangle shape and then fly apart when a little washing-up liquid is added. Surface tension activity with toothpicks You’ll need Instructions Why…
One way to illustrate density is to pour liquids with different densities on top of each other. The liquids that are the most dense sink to the bottom. I tried to make a summer ice cream version, but the sprinkles dissolved in the water, making it a bit murky looking. Why does this work? Each…
This activity is great as a follow-on from our hand washing exercise and a brilliant visual way to introduce the concept of microorganisms. The idea is to observe what grows on potatoes over a period of time. We boiled the potatoes in water for 10 minutes first to destroy any microorganisms already present on the…
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