If you're looking for a spring science project, the Great Spring Seed Race could be just the thing! It's not a fast race, so ...

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 ...

This germination science investigation is very simple but fascinating. Did you know you can grow a bean in a jar with just a little water? Once the seed has germinated, you can place it in soil for ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics start tomorrow, bringing athletes from around the world together to compete for a coveted gold medal! Here at Science Sparks, we're looking forward to watching gravity-defying ...

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 ...

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 ...

The spring equinox marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The balance of daylight shifts, marking the start of warmer, longer days. In the Southern Hemisphere, it marks ...

This homemade articulated grabber is a brilliant STEM Challenge or STEM project, that works brilliantly and is easy to construct as well! We cut up a shoe box to make ours as the cardboard does need ...

The Beaufort Scale was named after Sir Francis Beaufort ( a hydrographer with the Royal Navy ) and lists the effects of increasing wind speeds. The scale was initially designed to show the effects of ...

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 ...