Written by 10 Thermos Ideas For A Healthy Lunch Get fresh ideas (both hot and cold!) to pack in your kids’ thermos for a nutritious take-along lunch. As much as we love sandwiches for lunch, they can get a little boring! Enter the thermos. It opens up so many options for fresh and exciting healthy lunches! We […]
These simple boat themed STEM challenges are easy, fun and great for all ages. The challenges work brilliantly for older children who can use them to practise setting up an investigation correctly and can be simplified for younger children who might like a pirate or underwater theme! Choose a challenge, design and build your boats […]
I’m always on the look out for new science activities to use with my own children or to recommend to schools. There are lots of great science resources around but it’s not often I come across a whole FREE and unique education programme. Dreamachine fuses the arts and science with fascinating investigations about the extraordinary […]
Here at Science Sparks HQ we love a bit of magic, whether it be a memory trick, slight of hand or even a bit of science magic. These 10 easy science tricks for kids are great fun and mostly super simple. The density one is a little tricky and potentially messy, but well worth the effort […]
Next up in my inspirational women series is Amelia Earhart! As usual there is a free downloadable fact file and several activities linked to Amelia’s achievements at the bottom of the post. Amelia Earhart was the first person ever to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. She was a true adventurer, incredibly brave and an […]