Ace your GCSE science exams with confidence using these free science resources. Whether you're looking for interactive ...

Have you ever looked at the clouds and wondered how they form, impact the weather or why they are different shapes and sizes? I've created a basic cloud ...

I’ve got some fantastic spring science experiments to share today. As always, you don’t need any special equipment, just things you either already have around the house or that you can buy easily and ...

Here at Science Sparks we love easy STEM challenges. Not only are they great fun but also a wonderful opportunity for children to work together creatively to solve a problem. Building and engineering ...

Read about amazing animal adaptations and create your own mix-up animal. This activity is great for learning about animal adaptations, survival and evolution. Make a model of a polar habitat. This is ...

Have you ever wondered why a bag of crisps ( or potato chips ) expands on an aeroplane? It's all about air pressure. The ...

Many people ask me about parties and the best experiments to entertain children at a science party. Science Sparks is full of fun, safe and hands-on science investigations that would all make great ...

The human brain is over three times as big as the brains of other mammals of similar body size. Your brain has around 100 billion nerve cells. An adult human is thought to contain around 7 Octillion ...

A family ski holiday is a great time to try some snowy science experiments, especially if you live somewhere where there's ...

This fun and creative activity helps children visualise a Butterfly’s Life Cycle by encouraging them to think of edible items to represent each stage of the cycle. The first stage is the egg.

I try to make any learning we do at home fun and for me science is the most obvious way to do this. I’d love to know what you think of this collection of ideas for supporting literacy with science.