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

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28.11.2024

Flying Santa STEM Challenge

Spread some holiday cheer with a flying Santa STEM challenge. This fun, hands-on science activity is perfect for home or school and uses just a few basic

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26.11.2024

Find the Volume of a Christmas Decoration

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

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19.11.2024

Christmas Science Experiments - Fizzy Elf Laboratory

Fun fizzy Christmas science fun with our Fizzy Elf Laboratory, All you need is baking soda, food colouring ans vinegar to set up ELF LAB!

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13.11.2024

Lapland - Arctic Animal Adaptations

Next on our trip Around the World in 50 Experiments is Lapland! Lapland is a huge region in northern Finland. It extends from the Arctic Circle to the

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07.11.2024

10 of the Best FREE Science Activities for Kids

If you're looking for easy and exciting educational science activities to keep your kids engaged, you're in the right place. Science Sparks is bursting

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05.11.2024

Firework Crafts for Bonfire Night

Fun firework crafts for bonfire night or new year. Make a spin art firework using a salad spinner and a filter paper firework using chromatography

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31.10.2024

Spinning Static Paper Bats STEM Challenge

These spinning bats are another simple Halloween science activity using simple materials. You'll need a straw or pencil, paper and a ruler to charge with

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22.10.2024

FIVE Halloween Science Tricks

Halloween is a great time to try some spooky science tricks and experiments. Here at Science Sparks, we've been growing our collection of Halloween

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17.10.2024

Paper Towel Under Water Science Experiment - Halloween STEM

Can you completely submerge a paper towel under water without it getting wet? The answer is yes, you can! It needs some science trickery, but you'll be

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17.10.2024

Top 10 Science Experiments for Halloween

Halloween will be here before we know it, so I've put together a collection of my Top 10 Science Experiments to celebrate. There's a spooky lava lamp,

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11.10.2024

Around the World in 50 Experiments - Portugal

The next location in Around the World in 50 Experiments is Portugal. Portugal is located in Southwestern Europe and has a long, beautiful Atlantic

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08.10.2024

Halloween Push and Pull Puppets

These simple push and pull puppets are a Halloween version of the animal puppets we made earlier this year. They are great for part of a forces topic and

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04.10.2024

Giant LEGO® Santa Claus

Last December, I decided to build a giant LEGO® Santa at the last minute. We've got a LOT of LEGO®, so I thought it'd be a great way to clear some bricks

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02.10.2024

Disappearing Spiders - Halloween Refraction Experiment

This disappearing spider trick is a simple Halloween science activity and a great refraction demonstration. Children can watch as a drawing of a spider

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01.10.2024

Pumpkin Optical illusion

Super fun, and very simple pumpkin optical illusion for kids. Spin and watch as the face appears in the pumpkin.

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27.09.2024

Cell biology for kids - Easy Plant Cell Model Ideas - Science Experiments for Kids

Creat super simple plant cell models using jelly or pizza to show the different organelles found in each type of cell. Use candy to represent each feature.

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16.09.2024

How deep is the ocean?

The deepest part of the ocean is in the Challenger Deep valley of the Mariana Trench, which is about 10,935 metres deep ( almost 11km )! This is deeper

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13.09.2024

Clean Jewellery with Science

Sterling silver jewellery tarnishes easily because it contains copper. Copper makes silver stronger, but it binds with particles of sulphur in the air,

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09.09.2024

FREE Autumn Science Teaching Resources

Collection of FREE Autumn Science Teaching Resources. Learn about seed dispersal, make an autumn frame and more fall science investigations.

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06.09.2024

10 of the Best Colourful Science Experiments

10 exciting colourful science experiments. Find a rainbow in water, make colourful flowers, learn about chromatography and build a volcano.

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29.08.2024

How do birds fly?

Birds can fly because they have wings, a streamlined body, strong muscles and very light, hollow bones. The bones of birds are very strong and adapted

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27.08.2024

5 ways to demonstrate convection currents

A convection current is the movement of a fluid ( such as air or water ) caused by differences in temperature. When part of a liquid or gas is heated, it

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23.08.2024

Does hot water freeze faster than cold water?

It sounds completely counterintuitive, but whether hot water freezes faster than cold water has been debated for centuries. The Mpemba Effect The Mpemba

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15.08.2024

Stacked Three Ball Drop STEM Challenge

A stacked ball drop demonstration is a brilliant way to demonstrate momentum transfer between objects. The compression of the bigger two balls bounces the

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10.08.2024

Sport Science Quiz

So far, 2024 has been a brilliant summer of sports, with Euro 2024 and the Paris Olympics. I've created a fun sports science quiz to help keep the

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06.08.2024

What's the best temperature for a football?

Does temperature affect how a ball bounces? This easy science activity uses a football and a fridge to find out. Does temperature affect how a ball

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23.07.2024

Olympic Themed Science Activities For Kids

The 2024 Olympics are to be held in Paris, France, for the first time in over 100 years! Olympic sports include athletics, team sports, climbing, surfing,

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18.07.2024

Ball Drop Gravity Race

If you were to drop a table tennis ball and a basketball, which do you think would hit the ground first? This sporty science activity is an eye-opening

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11.07.2024

Javelin Throwing STEM Challenge

We're getting ready for the 2024 Olympics with a fun javelin STEM challenge. A javelin is a light spear thrown by hand. In athletics, it is a field event

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07.07.2024

Science Investigations for Wimbledon

Fun and easy science Investigations for Wimbledon. Make a giant tennis ball launching catapult, cover strawberries in chocolate and lots more.

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03.07.2024

Does colour affect temperature?

The colour of an object is the colour it reflects, while other colours are absorbed. White reflects all the colours of the spectrum, while black absorbs

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25.06.2024

Kitchen Towel Flags

This simple, absorbing activity is a hands-on way to learn about the different flags of the world and can be turned into a colourful science

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20.06.2024

10 Hands-On Football Stem Activities for Kids

EURO 2024 is about to kick off, which seems like a good time to share some football-themed science experiments and sporty STEM Challenges. These ten

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18.06.2024

Waterproof a Football Boot Science Investigation

This easy football-themed science activity is similar to my waterproof a boot investigation. The idea is to test various materials to determine which are

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15.06.2024

Why do balls bounce? - Sport Science Investigation

Have you ever wondered why balls bounce? This activity uses differently shaped balls to investigate how and why balls bounce differently. I've included

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13.06.2024

Separate Salt and Pepper with Static Electricity

Find out how to separate salt and pepper with static electricity. Explore how electrical charges can make pepper jump up to a charged object.

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12.06.2024

What is Universal Time?

Universal Time or Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ) is the world's reference point for time. It's like a huge, accurate clock for everyone, no matter

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10.06.2024

20 great outdoor science experiments

20 fun outdoor science experiments. Includes weather science, splatter patterns, snow volcanoes, waterproofing and lots more.

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Elf Balancing Toy STEM Challenge

Balancing Marshmallows STEM Challenge

Flying Santa STEM Challenge

Find the Volume of a Christmas Decoration

Christmas Science Experiments - Fizzy Elf Laboratory

Lapland - Arctic Animal Adaptations

10 of the Best FREE Science Activities for Kids

Firework Crafts for Bonfire Night

Spinning Static Paper Bats STEM Challenge

FIVE Halloween Science Tricks

Paper Towel Under Water Science Experiment - Halloween STEM

Top 10 Science Experiments for Halloween

Around the World in 50 Experiments - Portugal

Halloween Push and Pull Puppets

Giant LEGO® Santa Claus

Disappearing Spiders - Halloween Refraction Experiment

Pumpkin Optical illusion

Cell biology for kids - Easy Plant Cell Model Ideas - Science Experiments for Kids

How deep is the ocean?

Clean Jewellery with Science

FREE Autumn Science Teaching Resources

10 of the Best Colourful Science Experiments

How do birds fly?

5 ways to demonstrate convection currents

Does hot water freeze faster than cold water?

Stacked Three Ball Drop STEM Challenge

Sport Science Quiz

What's the best temperature for a football?

Olympic Themed Science Activities For Kids

Ball Drop Gravity Race

Javelin Throwing STEM Challenge

Science Investigations for Wimbledon

Does colour affect temperature?

Kitchen Towel Flags

10 Hands-On Football Stem Activities for Kids

Waterproof a Football Boot Science Investigation

Why do balls bounce? - Sport Science Investigation

Separate Salt and Pepper with Static Electricity

What is Universal Time?

20 great outdoor science experiments

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