These walking reindeer made us laugh so much. They work brilliantly, but can be a little fiddly to get going. This activity ...

It's the season for baking, but have you ever wondered what makes cakes and biscuits rise? It's all about the raising agent. This activity uses a basic cookie recipe and different raising agents to ...

Today's science advent calendar activity is making Christmas Peppermint Creams! These are very simple to make and are a lovely gift for family and friends. I'm using these to demonstrate changes of ...

These light up paper circuit cards were much easier to make than I expected and only need a few inexpensive materials.

I wanted to get my children thinking about the process of investigation today, so we talked about how we could test whether some structures were stronger than others using DUPLO. They decided to build ...

We've been collecting lovely Autumn leaves over the last few weeks and noticed how they seem to curl up and become crunchy after just a few days, so we thought we'd try a few different methods to ...

These flying cups are a great STEM challenge for any time of year. One cup acts as an elastic band launcher, and the other is launched into the air! It's a fun way to learn about forces, motion, ...

We dropped two Mentos into a bottle of normal Cola and Diet Cola. I used the cheapest brands available in our local supermarket. Once you drop the Mentos into the coke, stand back as it's VERY ...

The next destination in our trip Around the World in 50 Experiments is Christmas Island. Christmas Island is an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, about 1600 miles northwest of Perth. It's a ...

Is it easier to knock down a smaller or larger stack of cups? What will happen if you add more lollypop sticks to the central core of the catapult? Do the pom poms travel further than the table tennis ...

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!