Have you ever wondered why dogs have cold, wet noses? It might seem strange for a warm-blooded animal to have a cold, wet ...

Chinese New Year marks the start of the New Year based on the lunisolar calendar, which falls on the first new moon between ...

This simple balancing ice skater STEM challenge is the first of a series of Winter Olympic themed science activities. The idea is to make a cardstock ...

The human brain is over three times as big as the brains of other mammals of similar body size. Your brain has around 100 billion nerve cells. An adult human is thought to contain around 7 Octillion ...

Our Summer holidays are about to start, so I thought it would be a good time to spruce up this post full of Summer Science Challenges for kids. All the activities are very simple and use mostly things ...

Baking soda experiments or activities are a great, safe and easy way to introduce the concept of a chemical reaction to children. Baking soda is alkaline and reacts with acids such as vinegar, ...

Have you ever looked up at the moon and wondered about its pockmarked landscape? Craters are fascinating geological features that give a small insight into the history of our solar system. This is a ...

Welcome to the Elf toy making workshop! Your challenge is to design and build a balancing toy. A balancing toy can stand up on a tiny stand. Use your engineering and imagination to build a snowman or ...

There are so many different things you can do with eggs. Learn about strong shapes, dissolve the shell in vinegar, transform egg white into meringue and make an egg float with these awesome egg ...

Sometimes, instead of being cheeky, our Christmas elf leaves the kids a fun science investigation to try. The elf brings everything the children need for the experiment, along with printed ...

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.

Get ready to unleash your inner scientist with my HUGE collection of science experiments and investigations for home and school. Most activities use inexpensive materials you probably already have ...