If you're feeling the heat this week, a DIY sprinkler is a fun way to cool down. All you need is a plastic bottle and some water. This fun backyard ...

If you’re feeling the heat this week, a DIY sprinkler is a fun way to cool down. All you need is a plastic bottle and some water. This fun backyard science activity is a fantastic demonstration of ...

Why does food rot? Have you ever noticed that if you leave an apple (or any fruit ) for too long, it starts to rot or decay? This can lead to significant food waste, so it’s important to understand ...

Playing detective is one of my little ones’ favourite games, but to be a real detective, you need lots of science! So today, we’re going to make a magnifying glass. This activity is part of my playful ...

Imagine pulling a delicious cake out of an oven. The smell slowly spreads around the room and then through the house. This is diffusion! The lovely cake smelling particles move from where there are ...

Chocolate is perfect for learning about the rock cycle as it can be heated, cooled and compressed just like real rocks. This activity uses chocolate to demonstrate how three different types of rocks ...

Digestion is the process by which large, insoluble molecules of food are broken down into smaller, soluble molecules that the body can use. Digestion starts in the mouth, where food is broken into ...

Before we had clocks and watches, people used sundials to mark the passing of time. A sundial measures time by the sun’s position and usually has markings for each hour of sunlight. Sundials have ...

These Key Stage 2 science experiments are great for school or home and perfect to sit alongside science in the classroom for Key Stage 2 in the UK or for children aged between around 7-11 who love ...

Here at Science Sparks, we’ve tried a lot of science experiments over the years; some have been brilliant on the first go, some have taken a LOT of tweaking, and some have been a complete disaster!

This inertia experiment is super easy and a great fun science trick for kids and adults! Watch as the lemon falls straight into the glass below when the cardboard is pulled quickly to one side. Isaac ...