A tower of slippery ice cubes might sound impossible to build, but adding a little salt makes it much easier! Materials Ice - 4-8 cubes Salt Plate or tray

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26.06.2025

Easy Ideas for a School Gardening Club

A school gardening club is a great way to get kids outside while learning about plants and nature. There's nothing better than picking fruit or vegetables

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17.06.2025

Easy Ideas for World Ocean Day

World Ocean Day is celebrated around the world on June 8th to highlight the crucial role oceans play in supporting life on Earth. Did you know that oceans

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06.06.2025

DIY Mini Basketball Game

Get ready to shoot some hoops with a fun DIY mini basketball game made from craft sticks, cardboard, and a straw. It's a fun way to learn about energy

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22.05.2025

Science Experiments for Learning about Clouds

Have you ever looked at the clouds and wondered how they form, impact the weather or why they are different shapes and sizes? I've created a basic cloud

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17.05.2025

Ace Your Exams: Fantastic GCSE Science Resources

Ace your GCSE science exams with confidence using these free science resources. Whether you're looking for interactive explanations, practice questions,

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15.05.2025

Air Pressure Demonstration - DIY Drinks Dispenser

Making an air pressure powered drinks dispenser is easier than it looks, and a fantastic hands-on air pressure demonstration. What is air pressure? Air

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15.05.2025

Cool Science Experiments For Your Ski Holiday

A family ski holiday is a great time to try some snowy science experiments, especially if you live somewhere where there's not usually much snow. An

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13.05.2025

Why Do Crisp Packets Puff Up at High Altitude? The Science Explained

Have you ever wondered why a bag of crisps ( or potato chips ) expands on an aeroplane? It's all about air pressure. The crisp packet was sealed at a

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05.05.2025

Clean It Up – Oil Spill Experiment for Kids

Easy oil spill experiment for kids. Pour cooking oil over the top of water and experiment with different absorbent materials to try to clean it up.

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03.05.2025

Cloud in a Jar Experiment

Creating a cloud in a jar is a great way to learn how clouds form and how cloud seeding works. Clouds form when water vapour condenses or freezes. Water

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25.04.2025

What is cloud seeding?

Cloud seeding is when tiny particles are added to clouds to help them produce more precipitation. Clouds form from tiny, light water droplets or ice

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24.04.2025

How hot is the Sun?

Life on Earth depends on the light and heat from the Sun. While the warmth from the Sun gently warms you on a sunny day, the core of the Sun is a

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15.04.2025

Science Quiz for Easter

Keep the kids busy over the Easter holidays with my FREE Easter Science Quiz. Do you know why chocolate eggs melt, why eggs are oval, and what the name of

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10.04.2025

Exploring Newton's First Law with Easter Eggs

Have you ever seen someone flick a tablecloth out from under plates that stay in place? The plates stay in place because of a concept called inertia. A

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03.04.2025

Butterfly Garden: How to Attract Butterflies Easily

Find out how to attract butterflies into your garden with our top tips for creating a haven for butterflies.

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02.04.2025

Distance between planets in the solar system calculator

Have you ever wondered how far Jupiter is from Mars or Venus from Earth? Our handy calculator makes it easy to find out! All distances are average and

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30.03.2025

The Science Behind 10 Everyday Phenomena

You've probably seen or experienced most of these common science phenomena before, but you may not have thought about why they happen. From sticking a

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28.03.2025

What are Einstein Rings?

Einstein Rings are a type of gravitational lensing in which the light from a galaxy or star passes a large object, like another galaxy or black hole, and

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21.03.2025

Skittles Half Life Demonstration

This activity uses Skittles to demonstrate radioactive decay. The rate of decay depends on the isotope of the element and is referred to as the half-life.

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21.03.2025

What is the Spring Equinox?

The spring equinox marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The balance of daylight shifts, marking the start of warmer,

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08.03.2025

Singing Balloon Experiment

A singing balloon experiment is a great way to learn how sound works. If you put a small coin inside a balloon and spin it, the coin spins around the

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04.03.2025

Easy DIY Mini Greenhouses

Planting and watching seeds grow is a fantastic spring science activity for children. Kids can start with a bean or seed in a jar to watch it germinate,

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27.02.2025

Make Science Fun: A Parent's Guide to MEL Science Kits

Good science kits can be hard to find, but you'll never be disappointed with MEL Science. Each kit contains everything you need to carry out a hands-on

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25.02.2025

40 Easy Science Experiments Using LEGO® - LEGO Challenges

40 great ideas for learning with LEGO including LEGO challenges, LEGO STEM that's great for kids of all ages! Includes building challenges, slime and more.

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19.02.2025

Love Monster Valentine Thaumatrope

Valentine's Day is a time for hearts, love, friendship and......optical illusions? Thaumatropes are one the earliest forms of animation and were once a

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19.02.2025

10 Easy Science Experiments for a Rainy Day

If you're looking for easy activities to keep kids busy on a rainy day, you're in the right place. Make the most of the weather with my collection of easy

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12.02.2025

Make Lightning with a Balloon and Spoon

You've probably seen lightning flash across the sky, but do you know why and how it happens? This simple science activity teaches how lightning forms and

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11.02.2025

Valentine Magnet Maze STEM Challenge

Have you heard the phrase opposites attract? That's definitely the case with magnets. Magnets have a north pole and a south pole. If you put the north

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11.02.2025

Stroop Effect Experiment

The Stroop effect is a phenomenon where it takes longer to name a word's colour when the text colour doesn't match the word. It's a fun way to learn how

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01.02.2025

Leaky bottle Air Pressure Demonstration

There are lots of great air pressure demonstrations around, but a leaky water bottle is one of the simplest. It looks impressive and costs almost nothing.

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28.01.2025

Super Science Riddles

Warning! These super science riddles may cause excessive brain activity and lots of laughter! Challenge your friends, family and yourself with this

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26.01.2025

What is the longest word in the world?

The longest word English word in the dictionary is: Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Although pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

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18.01.2025

What is Extreme Weather?

Extreme weather is a weather event that is unexpected and significantly different from normal weather patterns. Weather around the world is naturally

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17.01.2025

Norway - Northern Lights, Fjords and Vikings

Today in Around the World in 50 Experiments, we're heading to Norway! Learn about Vikings, Fjords, Northern Lights and navigating with the stars as we

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13.01.2025

How to make a dodecahedron

A dodecahedron is a three-dimensional shape with 12 faces. The most common dodecahedron ( regular dodecahedron ) has regular pentagons for all 12 faces.

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08.01.2025

10 Science Activities for a Snowy Day

Snowy days are great for exploring the wonders of science right outside your front door. Older kids will enjoy making a snow volcano or designing

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08.01.2025

What's the difference between a sea and an ocean?

Have you ever wondered how a sea is different to an ocean? The two are often used interchangeably, but they have many differences. Differences between an

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07.01.2025

How to Make a Snow Volcano - Winter Science for Kids

Fun twist on a baking soda volcano, make it in the snow! All you need is vinegar, baking soda and washing up liquid ( dish soap ) to make snow volcano.

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Cool Ice Cube Experiments for Kids

Build a tower of ice cubes

Easy Ideas for a School Gardening Club

Easy Ideas for World Ocean Day

DIY Mini Basketball Game

Science Experiments for Learning about Clouds

Ace Your Exams: Fantastic GCSE Science Resources

Air Pressure Demonstration - DIY Drinks Dispenser

Cool Science Experiments For Your Ski Holiday

Why Do Crisp Packets Puff Up at High Altitude? The Science Explained

Clean It Up – Oil Spill Experiment for Kids

Cloud in a Jar Experiment

What is cloud seeding?

How hot is the Sun?

Science Quiz for Easter

Exploring Newton's First Law with Easter Eggs

Butterfly Garden: How to Attract Butterflies Easily

Distance between planets in the solar system calculator

The Science Behind 10 Everyday Phenomena

What are Einstein Rings?

Skittles Half Life Demonstration

What is the Spring Equinox?

Singing Balloon Experiment

Easy DIY Mini Greenhouses

Make Science Fun: A Parent's Guide to MEL Science Kits

40 Easy Science Experiments Using LEGO® - LEGO Challenges

Love Monster Valentine Thaumatrope

10 Easy Science Experiments for a Rainy Day

Make Lightning with a Balloon and Spoon

Valentine Magnet Maze STEM Challenge

Stroop Effect Experiment

Leaky bottle Air Pressure Demonstration

Super Science Riddles

What is the longest word in the world?

What is Extreme Weather?

Norway - Northern Lights, Fjords and Vikings

How to make a dodecahedron

10 Science Activities for a Snowy Day

What's the difference between a sea and an ocean?

How to Make a Snow Volcano - Winter Science for Kids

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