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Have you ever wondered how balancing toys work? You can find out with this simple marshmallow balancing STEM challenge! It’s a great activity for learning about gravity and centre of mass. You’ll need A bottle with a lid 5 wooden skewers 4 Marshmallows A Carrot Instructions Cut a small piece of carrot and place a … Continue reading “Balancing Marshmallows STEM Challenge”
Who loves Christmas candy? We do! These easy Christmas candy experiments are a great way to learn while enjoying Christmas treats. Get ready to turn your kitchen into a festive science lab as you explore the science behind melting, dissolving, taste and smell, all with a wonderful Christmas twist. Edible Christmas Science Activities Christmas Skittles … Continue reading “Easy Christmas Candy Experiments”
Spread some holiday cheer with a flying Santa STEM challenge. This fun, hands-on science activity is perfect for home or school and uses just a few basic materials. The Flying Santa STEM pack has a template, instructions, results table and an experiment write-up sheet! I also have a collection of downloadable Santa STEM challenge cards … Continue reading “Flying Santa STEM Challenge”
You’ll probably never need to know the volume of a Christmas decoration, but this simple science activity is a great way to learn about finding the volume of objects, and who knows, one day, it might come in useful. You’ll need a Christmas decoration that you don’t mind getting wet and a small measuring container. … Continue reading “Find the Volume of a Christmas Decoration”
Last year, we made an icy snowman using ice, salt and water. This year, it’s Santa’s turn. Draw a Santa face on the outside of a tin can, add ice, salt and water and watch as a frosty beard appears. You can use the same salt and water science to cool a drink quickly and … Continue reading “A Frosty Beard for Santa STEM Challenge”
Are you ready to sprinkle a little science magic into your holiday celebrations? My Fizzy Elf Laboratory is the perfect way to introduce little scientists to the principles of chemical reactions. All you need is need baking soda, vinegar, food colouring, test tubes and some curious elves! You might also like my ELF STEM Challenges, … Continue reading “Fizzy Elf Laboratory”
Next on our trip Around the World in 50 Experiments is Lapland! Lapland is a huge region in northern Finland. It extends from the Arctic Circle to the borders of Norway and Sweden. The original people of Lapland are the Sami people. Many still live a traditional lifestyle. Lapland has a varied landscape, including forests, … Continue reading “Lapland – Arctic Animal Adaptations”
If you’re looking for easy and exciting educational science activities to keep your kids engaged, you’re in the right place. Science Sparks is bursting with fun and free science experiments, but with so many ideas, it can be hard to find what you’re looking for. I’ve pulled together 10 of my most popular FREE science … Continue reading “10 of the Best FREE Science Activities for Kids”
I’m a bit last minute posting these firework crafts as tomorrow is Bonfire Night in the UK, but they came out so well I didn’t want to wait for New Year. All you need is paper, paint and an old salad spinner to make these easy Firework Spin Art pictures. Firework Crafts – Spin Art … Continue reading “Firework Crafts – Spin Art and Filter Paper Pictures”
These spinning bats are another simple Halloween science activity using simple materials. You’ll need a straw or pencil, paper and a ruler to charge with static electricity. When the bat ( or another spooky shape) is placed on the straw, and a ruler charged with static electricity is placed close by, the bat spins! You’ll … Continue reading “Spinning Static Paper Bats STEM Challenge”