British Science Week is an annual event celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths. It's always a wonderfully ...

Bobsleigh is one of the most exciting winter Olympic events. It's fast, requires incredible precision on the turns and a huge amount of power to launch.

This egg experiment shows that something we might think of as brittle and weak can actually support a heavy load under certain conditions. We're going to investigate how strong an eggshell is by using ...

Why does food rot? Have you ever noticed that if you leave an apple (or any fruit ) for too long, it starts to rot or decay? This can lead to significant food waste, so it's important to understand ...

Before we had clocks and watches, people used sundials to mark the passing of time. A sundial measures time by the sun's position and usually has markings for each hour of sunlight. Sundials have ...

Birds can fly because they have wings, a streamlined body, strong muscles and very light, hollow bones. Birds' bones are very strong and perfectly adapted for flight. They have a dense, strong ...

Have you ever wondered why penguins don't freeze to death? Penguins have to cope with an immensely harsh environment with extremely cold temperatures and added wind chill. Animals that live in cold ...

Have you ever wanted to create your very own rock lab? These rock investigations include five easy tests to help children group and identify rocks based on their appearance and properties. It's a ...

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 ...

This disappearing spider trick is a simple Halloween science activity and a great refraction demonstration. Children can watch as a drawing of a spider disappears when water is poured into a glass ...

We've been collecting lovely Autumn leaves over the last few weeks and noticed how they seem to curl up and become crunchy after just a few days, so we thought we'd try a few different methods to ...

Beat the heat or embrace the cold with my collection of cool ice cube experiments. From exciting colour changes to gravity defying tricks and icy engineering challenges, get ready for some ...