It's finally December, the elves are up to their usual mischief, presents are being wrapped, and people are looking forward ...

We've all been there, the last-minute elf panic, wondering what simple but exciting mischief the Elf on the Shelf can get up to. There's an elf activity card for each day with full instructions and a ...

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 ...

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 ...

My children range in age between 4 and 14. While there are a huge range of magazines aimed at young children it's much harder to find something good for teenagers. Adult popular science magazines are ...

Cut out the rectangle shape, fold it in half and seal the top and long side opposite the fold with tape. This section needs to fit loosely over the straw. Cut out the Santa image and stick it to the ...

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 ...

Atoms are tiny particles of matter which make up everything in the universe. Everything you see is made up of atoms. Scientists spent many years trying to understand the structure of the atom, with ...

The idea behind this worksheet is that children take it outside, listen to the sounds around them and tick the things they can hear. There are three worksheets to choose from: things I can hear at the ...

Today's experiment is very simple but hopefully fascinating for even very young children. We're going to investigate which solids dissolve in water. When a substance dissolves in water, you can't see ...

These simple play dough animals are great for a push and pull or forces topic. The idea is that children create animals from play dough or other modelling material using push and pull forces.