Activities

Create Earth out of natural materials, then invent your very own planet!

Help your favourite teddy turn into an astronaut and get ready for their space adventure.

Explore the science behind archery by making a mini bow and arrow.

Find out how hot air balloons work by crafting your own and watching it fly up, up and away.

Add a tasty twist to a classic experiment. A fruit skin volcano then a smoothie – what’s not to love?

Cook up an environmentally friendly version of this gloopy gunk.

Use lemon juice to send secret messages, with this science experiment.

Learn about the Moon by using pebbles, and flour or sand, to make craters.

Learn about electricity and conduction and make a fun dough that conducts electricity.

Use the power of potatoes and pennies to create a circuit that lights up a bulb.

Put electricity to the test and make a moving car from recycled materials.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to form a research team and design a rover to explore uncharted worlds.

The truth is out there. Take a giant leap for mankind as we examine alien soil samples for signs of life.

Watch a plant as it grows, making sure it has what it needs to thrive.

Animate a creepy crawly using a simple, free programme.

Learn about Mae Jemison and build your own recycled rocket jet pack.

Learn about the night sky and see which constellations you can make.

Make your own toasty hand warmers for those cold winter walks.

Turn potatoes into something a little less ordinary with this quick science experiment.

Get creative with this foamy dough.

Discover more about satellites and how useful they are as we try to create our own orbital objects.

Cook up something out of this world that an astronaut might enjoy, as we look at life on the ISS.

Explore the impact meteorite showers have on Earth by recreating some mighty impacts of your own!

Choose a theme, then design the sprites and background for a computer game.