Science & experiments

A child and caregiver observe layers in a small ventilated compost container
ages 10–12

Compost observation jar: watch decomposition without the smell

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Children watch grains move on a stretched membrane during a sound experiment
ages 10–12

Make sound visible with a simple vibration drum

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A child and caregiver observe a swirling water vortex in a sealed plastic bottle
ages 10–12

Tornado in a bottle: investigate a water vortex

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A child reads a homemade rain gauge while a caregiver records the weather
ages 10–12

Build a rain gauge and keep a family weather log

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A child observes coloured water travelling between cups through paper towels
ages 10–12

Walking water: watch capillary action cross a paper bridge

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A family measures paper airplane flights along a marked indoor test lane
ages 10–12

Paper airplane laboratory: change one thing and test again

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Children test a balloon rocket travelling along a string
ages 10–12

Balloon rocket: test the push of escaping air

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Children investigate changing shadows using a lamp and toy figure
ages 10–12

Shadow laboratory: investigate size, direction and distance

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A child compares sprouting seeds in clear cups with and without soil
ages 10–12

Do seeds need soil to sprout? Run a fair germination test

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Children test a foil boat with coins in a basin of water
ages 10–12

Sink, float, redesign: a foil-boat science challenge

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Illustration of three children in a meadow pretending to be a hopping frog, a butterfly and a tree, with a rabbit-shaped cloud overhead
ages 3–5

Move like a frog, stand like a tree: animal, plant and cloud games

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Illustration of a child adding a box to a tall tower of colourful boxes beside a lolly stick bridge and a row of bottles
ages 10–12

Tallest tower, strongest bridge: four build-and-test challenges

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Illustration of two children at a table around a red horseshoe magnet picking up paperclips, with a magnifying glass above
ages 3–5

Magnet detective: what sticks and what doesn’t?

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Illustration of a child lying on the floor with arms stretched out to measure with string and shoes, beside a toy road map rug
ages 10–12

Measure it with your body, then map the room

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Illustration of two children at a kitchen counter with paper helicopters spinning in the air, an ice cube ramp and a ball ready for a straw race
ages 3–5

Predict, test, write it down: four quick kitchen experiments

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Illustration of a child reaching into a cloth bag on a kitchen table, with a pine cone, a shell and a whisk beside it and a parent watching
ages 3–5

Mystery bag games: feel it, describe it, invent it

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activity

Walk Like a Planet: explore rotation and orbit through play

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