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 ...

FREE Printable Science Challenges The lovely Mrs Mactivity has created some fun printable science challenges that you can cut out and use as prompts. Scroll to the bottom of the post to download. If ...

Sugary, sticky foods are not good for teeth as they stick to the surface. Bacteria then break down the sugar to produce acid, which can damage teeth. Did you know that eating cheese at the end of a ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Year of Engineering is a government initiative aiming to shake-up people’s ideas about engineering, inspiring the next generation of innovators, inventors and problem solvers by showing them what ...