Ultraviolet (UV ) light is invisible radiation that can damage your skin and eyes if you don't protect yourself. If your kids ...

Chocolate is perfect for learning about the rock cycle as it can be heated, cooled and compressed just like real rocks. This activity uses chocolate to demonstrate how three different types of rocks ...

Chinese New Year marks the start of the New Year based on the lunisolar calendar, which falls on the first new moon between 21st January and 20th February. It’s a chance to celebrate the move from ...

An Archimedes Screw is a type of machine used to lift water. The screw part is usually inside a hollow pipe which is turned by a motor. The rotation of the screw forces liquid or small items upwards.

Quickly tip the bottle and pour the water out fast. You will find that the bottle is left full of bubbles. These will look clear and normal, to begin with, but place the bottle on a windowsill and ...

Our magnet wands are one of our most used pieces of science kit and are perfect for all kinds of magnet experiments and investigations. When my children were little, they wandered around the house ...

We LOVE Dr Seuss, especially The Lorax, which always leads to lots of lovely chat about the environment and how we can be more mindful of our planet. It’s hard to believe that The Lorax is over 40 ...

Do you remember summer holidays spent making baking soda volcanoes, flower petal perfume and homemade ice cream? If not, do you wish you did? This collection of 10 science experiments every child ...

These red cabbage indicator colour changing potions are fantastic fun for kids of all ages and very easy to create. We used red cabbage indicator and added different amounts of baking soda ( an alkali ...

Building and testing boats is a fun preschool science activity for learning about the properties of materials and the effect of gradient on speed. We split the experiment into two parts. First, we ...

This simple felt tip pen paper chromatography experiment is a great way to learn about this particular method of separating mixtures. Felt tip pen chromatography is a fantastic science activity for ...

Have you ever wondered why penguins don’t freeze to death? Penguins have to cope with an immensely harsh environment with extremely cold temperatures and added wind chill. Animals that live in cold ...