Last week I joined in with a Science at Home hangout all about using Baking Soda ... or Bicarbonate of Soda as we Brits like to call it.My contribution was to do an experiment using the chemical reaction between bicarb and vinegar to inflate a balloon (blog post to come soon).One of the ...
Kids Science
Water Movement Home Science – Capillary Action
Water Movement is a fantastic little bit of STEM science to do at home that shows the rather special water movement against gravity. It's called Capillary Action. Capillary action is actually quite a hard concept to explain to younger children but don't let that put you off talking about it or ...
Dissolving, Expanding, Bouncing Egg Science Experiment
Out of all the egg science experiments you can do dissolving egg shells should be at the top of every child's to-do list. It's a great visual and tactile STEM project to do at home and there are quite a few things that you can talk about with the kids. Infact, it should be on ...
Measuring Water Beads
Water beads are amazing crystals that absorb up to 400 times their weight in water and increase in size by. They will then shrink again as they loose water to the surrounding environment. This makes them a fantastic visual material to show children absorption and expansion. At this point I ...