Have you ever seen a jumping bean toy? They bounce, flip and jump as if they're magic, but the real magic is that you can ...

This simple apple ramp STEM challenge is a brilliant, hands-on way to learn about the effect of gradient on speed and ...

If you've spent any time with kids recently, you've probably heard the slang term "six - seven". It seems to have no meaning, ...

Here at Science Sparks HQ, we love a bit of magic, whether it be a memory trick, slight of hand or even some science magic. These 10 easy science tricks for kids are great fun and mostly super simple.

One of our most popular posts is this great collection of Fairy Tale science activities, so when the lovely Mrs Mactivity asked if we'd like her to create some resources to sit alongside our Fairy ...

I still have a couple more Christmas science experiments to add to my collection next week, but until then, here's a fun Christmas Science Quiz to keep you busy! There are four rounds and an answer ...

In the story of The Gingerbread Man an old woman bakes gingerbread men. One comes to life and races away. Eventually, he meets a fox who tricks him into climbing onto his nose to cross a river. The ...

If you want to eat a chocolate bar on a hot day, a Cadbury's Flake is a good choice! We tried REALLY hard to melt one and couldn't do anything more than slightly soften it. How can you melt a ...

I remember the first time I saw a centrifuge in a lab and thinking how clever it was. Centrifuges can be used to separate mixtures, by spinning them at very high speeds. Liquids that are more dense ...

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!

Planting and watching seeds grow is a fantastic spring science activity for children. Kids can start with a bean or seed in a jar to watch it germinate, observe seedlings and finally become a fully ...