Beat the heat or embrace the cold with my collection of cool ice cube experiments. From exciting colour changes to gravity defying tricks and icy engineering challenges, get ready for some ...

Discover the science behind 10 everyday science phenomena, and try a hands-on activity to learn about them!

Vegetable or herb seeds work well, as they can be eaten afterwards! A common problem when growing plants is insects, slugs and snails eating them. One way to protect plants from pests is to put them ...

Try saying the colours of the words below. Does the second line take longer? This is the Stroop Effect in action. Our brains read automatically, so when the word and colour aren't the same, it causes ...

Extreme weather is a weather event that is unexpected and significantly different from normal weather patterns. Weather around the world is naturally variable, but extreme events are becoming more ...

A dodecahedron is a three-dimensional shape with 12 faces. The most common dodecahedron ( regular dodecahedron ) has regular pentagons for all 12 faces.

The Flying Santa STEM pack has a template, instructions, results table and an experiment write-up sheet! I also have a collection of downloadable Santa STEM challenge cards you might like.

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 ...

The 2024 Olympics are to be held in Paris, France, for the first time in over 100 years! Olympic sports include athletics, team sports, climbing, surfing, swimming, tennis, skateboarding, and even ...

Javelin speed - the faster the javelin is moving when it's released the further it will travel. This simple STEM challenge is a great introduction to setting up an investigation to be a fair test.

Universal Time was once based on Greenwich Mean Time, which is based on the Earth's rotation, but that has changed to precise atomic clocks, which are much more accurate. UTC doesn't observe Daylight ...

The idea is that children create animals from play dough or other modelling material using push and pull forces. You'll need Play dough Instructions Follow my simple instructions or create your own ...