I'm very last minute with this, but my World Book Day Fortune Teller is ready to download. I've used activities that work as an exciting hook for many different stories so you can adapt the ideas to ...

Did you know the light around us ( white light ) is made up of all the colours of the rainbow? This easy rainbow STEM challenge shows you how to make a rainbow inside with a prism and outside with a ...

Choose a question to investigate with the Science Sparks Squad. Each week we'll add a new science question and associated activity to help you find the answer! This idea is that you print off a ...

It's officially potion season! With Halloween around the corner, now is the perfect time to brew up spooky witches' potions. Potions are a much loved activity in our house at any time of year, ...

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 ...

This egg experiment shows that something we might think of as brittle and weak can actually support a heavy load under certain conditions. We're going to investigate how strong an eggshell is by using ...

This fun and creative activity helps children visualise a Butterfly's Life Cycle by encouraging them to think of edible items to represent each stage of the cycle. The first stage is the egg.

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 ...

As World Book Day is just around the corner, I thought I'd pull together some of my favourite book themed science experiments. Here at Science Sparks, we love using a book to help bring a science ...

Birds can fly because they have wings, a streamlined body, strong muscles and very light, hollow bones. Birds' bones are very strong and perfectly adapted for flight. They have a dense, strong ...

Physics is key to understanding the world around us. While some aspects may seem tricky to understand, many fundamental physics concepts can be broken down into simple concepts, some of which can be ...

This disappearing spider trick is a simple Halloween science activity and a great refraction demonstration. Children can watch as a drawing of a spider disappears when water is poured into a glass ...