For more experiments you can do in the comfort of your own home, listen to Domestic Science or read Festival of the Spoken Nerd’s book The Element In The Room, published by Cassell.

It’s really true—science can be fun! Engaging kids with hands-on experiments activates multiple parts of the brain, which means they’re more likely to retain what they’ve learned.

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