Written by These pumpkin lava lamps for Halloween are a fun party activity or decoration and an unusual alternative to a traditional pumpkin. They are super easy to make and entertaining to watch, especially in the dark. Other ideas are to try different colours, add glitter, or get creative and decorate the jar to look like a … Continue reading “Pumpkin Lava Lamps”
Autumn is a great time of year to get outdoors. Crisp colourful leaves, shiny conkers and falling pine cones make forests and woodlands the perfect way to recharge after a busy day! Autumn Scavenger Hunt This FREE autumn treasure hunt is a fun and simple way to keep kids busy while you walk! Take a … Continue reading “Free Autumn Treasure Hunt”
We’re celebrating the first day of autumn with some lovely apple experiments today! Turn apples into boats, experiment with different ways to preserve them, find out why food goes bad and make your own delicious apple cider. If you’re not a big fan of apples, but still love autumn try my autumn and fall STEM … Continue reading “Apple Science Experiments”
Over the many years I’ve been writing Science Sparks, Autumn has always been my favourite season to design themed activities for. I love the colourful leaves, dark nights, cooler weather and of course the run up to Christmas is always exciting too! This collection of fall science experiments and activities makes me smile every time … Continue reading “20 Autumn and Fall Science Experiments”
This simple salt lava lamp is a fun twist on the more traditional homemade lava lamp that uses a fizzy tablet. The salt lava lamp doesn’t look quite a good, and isn’t as reusable but is still a nice science activity for learning about density. You’ll need A glass jar or glass Vegetable oil – … Continue reading “Super Salt Lava Lamp”
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 … Continue reading “Float a Boat STEM Challenges”
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 … Continue reading “Science with the Dreamachine – Amazing Brains”
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 … Continue reading “Science Tricks for Kids”
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 … Continue reading “Amelia Earhart – Inspirational Women”