Luge is one of our favourite Olympic events to watch. Luge involves one or two athletes sliding down an ice track at breathtaking speeds feet first on 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, ...

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 skater attached to a small piece of dowel, balance ...

Follow the instructions in this post to make a basic lollystick catapult or watch the video below. Print the target and catapult cranberries to find out who can get the highest score. Catapults are ...

Have you ever seen a jumping bean toy? They bounce, flip and jump as if they're magic, but the real magic is that you can make your own jumping bean with just a marble and kitchen foil! You might be ...

If you've spent any time with kids recently, you've probably heard the slang term "six - seven". It seems to have no meaning, just a general playful, in with the joke type phrase. Six - Seven is often ...

Magnets are always fun when used in science experiments and demonstrations. They are fairly inexpensive to buy and can be used in lots of creative ways. We still play with our magnet cars years after ...

Have you ever wanted to create your very own animation? One way to do this is with a simple flipbook. An animation flip book is a series of pictures arranged in a flip book that change slightly from ...

The spring equinox marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The balance of daylight shifts, marking the start of warmer, longer days. In the Southern Hemisphere, it marks ...

Planting and watching seeds grow is a fantastic spring science activity for children. Kids can start with a bean or seed in a jar to watch it germinate, observe seedlings and finally become a fully ...

Although pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is in the dictionary, it's not really a real word. It's a made-up name for lung disease but it was created to ...