Enzymes are biological catalysts. In simple terms, they speed up chemical reactions. Living organisms have chemical reactions ...

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 ...

This super simple optical illusion lets you turn two pictures into one! Did you know your brain uses shortcuts in order to process all the millions of things we see at any one time? An optical ...

Find out how to dissect flowers and learn about their structure with this simple hands-on dissection activity and other exciting plant experiments for kids. Dissecting a flower is a great way to ...

Here at Science Sparks HQ, we love a bit of magic, whether it be a memory trick, slight of hand or even some science magic. These 10 easy science tricks for kids are great fun and mostly super simple.

These pumpkin lava lamps for Halloween are a fun party activity or decoration and an unusual alternative to a traditional pumpkin. They are super easy to make and entertaining to watch, especially in ...

If you're searching for fun science for kids, welcome to Science Sparks! We've got 100s of hands-on, kid-friendly science experiments, so you're sure to find something to try wherever your interests ...

These science experiments you can do at home have been designed to be simple, open-ended and use materials you already have around the house ( mostly paper, scissors, recycled items and kitchen ...

Long, sunny summer days are a great time to experiment with shadows. I've put together a fun list of shadow activity ideas with ( hopefully ) something to appeal to kids of all ages. I use chalk pens ...

I've got another easy EGG themed STEM Challenge for you today! It's a bit of a twist on the traditional egg drop experiment. The challenge is to build a car using K'Nex tor another construction toy to ...

Building and testing boats is a fun preschool science activity for learning about the properties of materials and the effect of gradient on speed. We split the experiment into two parts. First, we ...