Have you ever looked up at a tree and wondered how tall it is? I’ve got a fun way you can find out without having to climb to the top with a tape measure!

The water cycle is an amazing process that we started to talk about when discussing evaporation a couple of weeks ago. In this simple science activity, children make a model of the water cycle to show ...

Football fans and future scientists will love my collection of hands-on football themed science experiments and sporty STEM Challenges. Whether you’re a teacher looking for engaging classroom ...

I tied the elastic band to the bent stick and placed it at one end of the cotton reel. I then threaded the elastic band through the middle of the cotton reel and the washer with the second stick on ...

The pH scale measures how acidic or alkaline a solution is. It ranges between 0 and 14. Acids have a pH of less than 7. Alkalis ( or bases ) have a pH of over 7. pH 7 is neutral. I have a blank ...

This Candy DNA model is a great way learn about the structure of DNA. Did you know that 99.9% of the DNA of each person is the same? It’s just that tiny 0.1% that makes us all different! Isn’t that ...

Have you ever wanted to create your very own animation? One way to do this is with a simple flipbook. An animation flip book is a series of pictures arranged in a flip book that change slightly from ...

I’ve got another fun pirate themed activity today, this time demonstrating density. Density is quite a hard concept to grasp but this is a really nice introduction and full of little wow moments. Just ...

These simple play dough animals are great for a push and pull or forces topic. The idea is that children create animals from play dough or other modelling material using push and pull forces.

These simple boat themed STEM challenges are easy, fun and great for all ages. The challenges work brilliantly for older children who can use them to practise setting up an investigation correctly and ...

The Big Bang is a theory about how the Universe began. Most scientists believe in the Big Bang theory, which is the current accepted model for the beginning of the Universe. Georges Lemaître first ...

If you’ve got a budding palaeontologist or dinosaur fan in the house, this dinosaur dig challenge is sure to be a big hit! It’s a great dinosaur activity for preschool or early years settings or for ...