If you're in the middle of a heatwave or just generally need to cool off, I've got five easy hacks to help. When the ...

If you’re in the middle of a heatwave or just generally need to cool off, I’ve got five easy hacks to help. When the temperatures soar, and you don’t have air con, it can get pretty uncomfortable. I ...

It’s hard to imagine a life without Wi-Fi and all the benefits it brings, but who invented it? Hedy Lamarr was not only a scientist but also a famous Hollywood actress in the 1930s and 1940s. She didn ...

If you're feeling the heat this week, a DIY sprinkler is a fun way to cool down. All you need is a plastic bottle and some water. This fun backyard ...

All living things need food to survive. Food chains are one way to demonstrate how energy is transferred between plants and animals. Food chains show the way in which energy is passed from the sun to ...

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 ...

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 ...

I’ve got another fun pirate themed activity today, this time demonstrating density. Density is quite a hard concept to grasp but this is a really nice introduction and full of little wow moments. Just ...

Welcome to a very eggy week on Science Sparks! Shrinking eggs is the first of 3 egg based experiments, so if you like this one, pop back later in the week to see what else we have been up to! This ...

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 ...

This germination science investigation is very simple but fascinating. Did you know you can grow a bean in a jar with just a little water? Once the seed has germinated, you can place it in soil for ...

The spring equinox marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The balance of daylight shifts, marking the start of warmer, longer days. In the Southern Hemisphere, it marks ...