A tower of slippery ice cubes might sound impossible to build, but adding a little salt makes it much easier! Materials Ice - ...

Beat the heat or embrace the cold with my collection of cool ice cube experiments including gravity defying tricks and icy ...

A school gardening club is a great way to get kids outside while learning about plants and nature. There's nothing better ...

Space themed science experiments are one of my favourite themes for science at home and school. There's so much to explore. Rockets, forces, potential life on other planets, unanswered questions. It's ...

How does a Rocket Mouse work? When you squeeze the bottle, the air inside is forced out through the top. The force of the air against the rocket top sends it shooting upwards. You should find that the ...

Our Summer holidays are about to start, so I thought it would be a good time to spruce up this post full of Summer Science Challenges for kids. All the activities are very simple and use mostly things ...

Our themed early years science activities are perfect for kids aged between 3 and around 5. Early childhood science education is really important for helping inspire a love of science in later years, ...

Extension tasks - Homemade Scratch Art Try using a white crayon to draw a picture on a white card. You'll need to press down very hard. Once you've done that, gently crayon over the top using coloured ...

Older children will love building bottle rockets, setting up chain reactions and making square bubbles. I've compiled a fun list of our favourite summer science ideas from Science Sparks and many ...

Force is equal to mass times acceleration. Think about kicking a light plastic football and a heavy leather football. It takes a lot more force to move the heavier ball the same distance as the ...

Methane pollution is thought to cause around a quarter of the global warming the Earth is currently experiencing. Do cows contribute to global warming? Cows and Global Warming When you hear the word ...