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Why do balls bounce?
This week we are investigating why balls bounce and how different balls bounce differently on different surfaces. Balls bouncing seems like a simple concept, but the science behind it is quite...
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Why do we get dizzy?
It is wonderful to be back here at Science Sparks to share some Science bits and pieces. Normally I blog over at Red Ted Art where I love to get crafty, and Life At The Zoo, which is all about stories...
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Making a Splatter Pattern with Paint
What we were hoping to show with this cool splatter pattern investigation was that a water balloon dropped from a greater height falls with more speed and has a bigger splatter pattern than a water...
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How to make a shoebox catapult
A shoebox catapult is a fun way to learn about elasticity, elastic energy, potential energy and kinetic energy. Children can experiment with different size and shape objects to catapult and with how...
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Mini Garden Zip Line STEM Challenge
I think our garden zip line using teddies is one of my favourite activities we’ve ever done, just because it’s so adaptable to children of all ages and abilities. My 4-year-old uses it as a big...
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Make a Model Seismometer
Earthquakes occur when parts of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle move suddenly. Large earthquakes can cause catastrophic amounts of damage so it’s very important to be able to predict when they...
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Parachute Egg Drop Experiment – Gravity and Air Resistance
This fun parachute egg drop experiment is a great demonstration of the forces acting on parachutes. If you drop something, it falls to the ground. This is because it is pulled by the gravity of the...
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How can you stand on a paper cup without breaking it?
Do you think you can stand on a paper cup or would you expect it to break? We thought our cup might break, but checked just to be sure. We were right. Easy STEM Challenge How can you stand on a paper...
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Easy Inertia Experiment
This inertia experiment is super easy and a great fun science trick for kids and adults! If you want to learn more about Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion or forces in general I’ve got lots more forces...
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Ideas For Learning About Forces and Motion
Forces are all around us and affect everything we do, with that in mind we’ve put together a collection of ideas for learning about forces and motion with a fun forces and motion experiments for...
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Elastic Band Powered Boat
When you stretch an elastic band with your fingers it uses energy. That energy isn’t lost, it is stored in the elastic band. When you release the pressure on the elastic band the energy is released...
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Paper Aeroplane Launcher
This easy paper aeroplane launcher is a great STEM project for kids. We spent a long time perfecting the design of the launcher and then even longer finding the best size plane to use. Once you’ve got...
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Crack the Chick Egg – Easter STEM Challenge
A pneumatic system uses pressurised air to transmit energy. For this chick and egg craft I used two syringes. The system starts with the syringe inside the box in the closed position ( syringe fully...
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Make a Compass with a Magnet
Did you know you can make a compass using a magnet, a slice of cork, a bowl of water and a needle? Magnetism is an invisible force that affects certain materials. You don’t need an especially strong...
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Monaco – Supercharged Balloon Powered Car
Monaco is the world’s second smallest country, but one of the richest! Monaco is located on the French Rivera and is well known for it’s wealthy inhabitants and the annual Monaco Grand Prix! This post...
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What are Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion?
Isaac Newton’s laws of motion explain the relationship between an object and the forces acting on it. The laws might seem very obvious today, but when Isaac Newton was alive, they were revolutionary...
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Experiments you can make FLY
Here at Science Sparks, we love experiments you can make fly. We’ve got different types of rockets, paper spinners, parachutes and even a paper helicopter. Which will you try first? All these science...
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How to Make a Lolly or Popsicle Stick Catapult
These lolly stick catapults, or popsicle stick catapults, are very easy to make, provide hours of fun and are a brilliant engineering and design project. We made our popsicle stick catapults...
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DIY Slingshot made with cardboard tubes
This DIY slingshot is very easy to make and only requires a couple of cardboard tubes, elastic bands and a pencil! When the pom poms are fired out of the launcher they don’t fall straight to the...
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5 Easy Rockets Kids Can Make
Rockets make a great science project or space-themed STEM Challenge as they are fairly easy to make, can be personalised however you want and be reused over and over again. These easy rockets kids can...
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