Magnets are always fun when used in science experiments and demonstrations. They are fairly inexpensive to buy and can be ...

Enzymes are biological catalysts. In simple terms, they speed up chemical reactions. Living organisms have chemical reactions ...

Igneous Rocks are formed underground where temperatures are hot enough to melt rock into liquid ( molten rock ). Igneous rocks do not contain fossils as these would have melted when the original rock ...

Magic opening flowers are a brilliant, super simple science investigation using just paper and water. The folded paper flowers open up as the paper absorbs the water. They are a great way to learn ...

One of my aims with Science Sparks is to make science as accessible as possible to kids and parents of all ages. I try to keep all the experiments as simple as I can, but the list of materials can ...

This mini wave machine is a great way to demonstrate the concept of a wave! It's easy to make, looks great and can be used over and over again! If you enjoy this activity, don't forget to take a look ...

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, swimming, tennis, skateboarding, and even ...

Today is day 2 of our week of icy experiments. You can see yesterday's fun with freezing here. When we left the house yesterday to go to school, Z and S were fascinated by the frost on the car and ...

Welcome to more Spectacular Summer Science. Today we've got a super fun baking soda experiment to share. The girls wanted to have a tea party, so we used a bit of Science Sparks magic to make it more ...

Here at Science Sparks, we've tried a lot of science experiments over the years; some have been brilliant on the first go, some have taken a LOT of tweaking, and some have been a complete disaster!

I remember the first time I saw a centrifuge in a lab and thinking how clever it was. Centrifuges can be used to separate mixtures, by spinning them at very high speeds. Liquids that are more dense ...