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 a lot more fun when wearing socks, but why is this? The answer is Friction. Friction is…
The last time we tried a filtering experiment using dirty water, we used kitchen roll ( kitchen towel ) as the filter. Today, we tried something a little different. We looked in the garden for three things that might make good filters and chose large stones, small stones and sand. We discussed which we thought would be the…
An unbreakable egg sounds impossible. We think of eggs as fragile ( how many times have you opened a box of eggs to find one broken ), so how do you make an unbreakable egg? How to make an egg unbreakable How to make an unbreakable egg You’ll need Instructions Wrap the egg in cling…
The water cycle is an amazing process that we started to talk about when discussing evaporation a couple of weeks ago. In this simple science activity, children make a model of the water cycle to show the process in action. What is the water cycle? Water on Earth is recycled over and over again; it’s…
A few weeks ago, when we had a brief hot spell, we added water to some sand and left it outside to see what would happen. This activity is a great, easy way to learn about evaporation, the water cycle and changes of state too! Evaporation and the Water Cycle Within 36 hours, the water had…
If we want to grow a plant, we usually do this by planting a seed. The seed is produced by sexual reproduction (two parents), meaning that the egg from one plant and the pollen from another have met and formed a seed, resulting in the plant having qualities from both its parent plants. However, what…
We’ve talked about respiration before when we made bread and used yeast to make the dough rise. Blowing up a balloon with yeast is another very easy experiment to demonstrate respiration in action and is quicker than making bread if you are short of time. What is respiration? Respiration is a chemical reaction which occurs…
Looking at food groups is such a fun thing to do. It gives children a real insight into the types of food they eat, and you can use it as an opportunity for taste testing. For younger children, you can introduce food groups in terms of what they are: There are five basic groups. Then…
Bubbles are one of the most fun things to play with…but what colour are they? Transparent? Clear? See-through? Did you know you can see all the colours of the rainbow in bubbles? How to make rainbow bubbles An empty clear bottle Washing up liquid Water A sink An overcast day (works best)I Fill the bottle…
Playing detective is one of my little ones’ favourite games, but to be a real detective, you need lots of science! So today, we’re going to make a magnifying glass. This activity is part of my playful science series, so don’t forget to check out the other simple science ideas too! How to Make a Magnifying…
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