These jelly/jello petri dish bacteria snacks are a fun Halloween party treat or just an unusual way to learn about bacteria! A petri dish is a shallow, ...

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Our fizzy pumpkin cups are a simple fizzy science activity for Halloween. We drew a pumpkin face on a plastic cup and set up a baking soda and vinegar reaction in the inside. The orange foam fizzes up ...

This activity is great as a follow-on from our hand washing exercise and a brilliant visual way to introduce the concept of microorganisms. The idea is to observe what grows on potatoes over a period ...

It's officially potion season! With Halloween around the corner, now is the perfect time to brew up spooky witches' potions. Potions are a much loved activity in our house at any time of year, ...

Blast off with a straw rocket STEM Challenge. This exciting, hands-on science activity allows children to design, construct and launch their own straw rockets. Straw rockets are easy to make and use ...

A few years ago, I helped a local school create a space science day. We had a whole afternoon of Tim Peake and International Space Station themed activities. The idea was to take the children on a ...

Now you know the science behind the reaction, why not try one of our many explosive baking soda and vinegar experiments? One of our favourites is fizzy colour changing potions! These use red cabbage ...

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We couldn't resist making some mini fizzy pumpkins this week. These are super easy and such a lot of fun. Baking soda and vinegar reactions never get boring! Baking Soda is alkaline and reacts with ...