Fish live in water, but do they feel thirsty, and how do they drink water safely if they live in the sea? Of course, we don't ...
These Key Stage 2 science experiments are great for school or home and perfect to sit alongside science in the classroom for Key Stage 2 in the UK or for children aged between around 7-11 who love ...
Continuing with our Nursery Rhyme Science theme this week, I have some fun Incy Wincy Spider science experiments to share. Incy Wincy spider climbed up the water spout, Down came the rain and washed ...
Is it easier to knock down a smaller or larger stack of cups? What will happen if you add more lollypop sticks to the central core of the catapult? Do the pom poms travel further than the table tennis ...
Have you ever wondered how water is transported up the stem of a plant against gravity? This transportation process is called transpiration. You can demonstrate transpiration easily with simple ...
France is one of the biggest countries in Europe and is famous for the Tour de France, it’s sense of style, the Eiffel Tower and of course cheese! These STEM Challenges are part of my Around the World ...
Before we had clocks and watches, people used sundials to mark the passing of time. A sundial measures time by the sun’s position and usually has markings for each hour of sunlight. Sundials have ...
Making circuits is great fun for kids of all ages. If you have little ones play dough circuits are a great kid-friendly activity for learning about electricity. I’ve used these with children as young ...
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 ...
A colour wheel is a great visual way to learn about primary and secondary colours and fun science crafts. Cut out two circles of white cardboard, one slightly bigger than the other. Carefully cut a ...
These squishy bags are a great, mess free way to experiment with mixing colours and colour theory. After we’d finished experimenting by making different colours we put a sheet of cardstock inside each ...
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 ...