Further Resources
We're always on the look out for exciting kids' science projects, activities and resources - here are a selection of some of the best we've found.
Our Facebook group is buzzing with even more ideas and helpful tips.
If we've missed any of your favourites or any links are out-of-date, please let us know!
Magazines
- Aquila Magazine - every monthly topic covers science, history and general knowledge https://www.aquila.co.uk/
- Eco Kids Planet - the nature magazine for kids http://www.ecokidsplanet.co.uk/
- Okido - the arts and science magazine for kids http://www.okido.co.uk/
- Whizz Pop Bang - an awesome kids' science magazine http://www.whizzpopbang.com/
Experiments and Demonstrations
General
- Science experiments from The Naked Scientists http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/experiments/
- Home demos from Bill Nye the Science Guy http://billnye.com/?billnyeresourcetax=home-demos
- Steve Spangler Science http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/
- Science projects from Science Fair Adventure http://www.sciencefairadventure.com/
- Science experiments for kids from Science Kids http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html
- Simple recipes for real science from The Kitchen Pantry Scientist http://kitchenpantryscientist.com/
Astronomy
- Astronomy for kids http://www.kidsastronomy.com/
- Hands-on astronomy activities from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific https://www.astrosociety.org/education/hands-on-astronomy-activities/
Biology
- Biology experiments from Ask a Biologist https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/experiments
Chemistry
- Adventures in Chemistry from the American Chemical Society http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/adventures-in-chemistry.html
Geology
- Earth science experiments from Kids' Earth Science http://www.kids-earth-science.com/earth-science-experiments.html
- Geology for kids from KidsGeo http://www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/
Mathematics
- Maths activities from JumpStart http://www.jumpstart.com/parents/activities/math-activities
Meteorology
- Climate Kids Make Stuff from NASA http://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/make/
- Experiments/Demonstrations from the Royal Meteorological Society http://www.metlink.org/experimentsdemonstrations/
Physics
- Quick and easy experiments from Bite-Size Physics http://www.bitesizephysics.com/experiments.html
- Cool experiments with magnets from Rick Hoadley http://my.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htm
Technology
- Scratch, the free programming language and online community from MIT https://scratch.mit.edu/
Science Supplies
Generally available
- Edmund Scientific https://www.scientificsonline.com/
For organisations
- The Consortium Education http://www.educationsupplies.co.uk/curriculum-resources/science