This simple balancing ice skater STEM challenge is the first of a series of Winter Olympic themed science activities. The idea is to make a cardstock ...

Chinese New Year marks the start of the New Year based on the lunisolar calendar, which falls on the first new moon between ...

Welcome to the Elf toy making workshop! Your challenge is to design and build a balancing toy. A balancing toy can stand up on a tiny stand. Use your engineering and imagination to build a snowman or ...

It's hard to believe it's been over 50 years since astronauts first landed on the moon, and that the last time astronauts ventured as far as the Moon was 1972! The Moon landings were just the start of ...

Winter is a great time of year to try some science at home. Ice and snow-themed experiments don't require special materials, look great, and if you can do them outside, are almost mess free! I've ...

Have you ever wondered how balancing toys work? You can find out with this simple marshmallow balancing STEM challenge! It's a great activity for learning about gravity and centre of mass. Cut a small ...

This blubber experiment is a simple, easy way to demonstrate how animals ( not just polar bears ) stay warm in cold temperatures. There are some fun polar bear facts at the bottom of the page, too.

The Earth is known as a Goldilocks Planet, as, rather like the littlest bear's porridge, it is neither too hot nor too cold. It is this favourable temperature which allows life to exist. Earth is the ...

Can you build a marshmallow snowman? This is a super simple science investigation where children test different strengths of icing sugar to discover which sticks the marshmallows together the best.

Robins are a bird we commonly associate with winter and Christmas, but why do robins have red breasts? The red colour looks amazing next to white snow, but it also makes the bird a target for ...

Reindeer are animals often associated with Christmas and winter. Did you know reindeer are the only deer species where the females grow antlers? Reindeer antlers are often around 3ft long. A ...

Physics is key to understanding the world around us. While some aspects may seem tricky to understand, many fundamental physics concepts can be broken down into simple concepts, some of which can be ...