By David Shaw, 31 July 2019
You don’t have to rush to finish this quiz. There are plenty of questions about speed, but you can take as long as you like. So relax, get your thinking cap on and see if you can get 5/5!
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By David Shaw, 25 July 2019
Most clothes are woven from thread, then sewn together with thread. While there are now many human-made fibres, cotton is the most widely used of the natural fibres in clothing. So why not try spinning your own cotton thread, and learn a bit more about how clothes are made?
By David Shaw, 24 July 2019
There are three types of fruit in the fruit bowl: All pieces of fruit are bananas, except for three of them. All pieces of fruit are apples, except for four of them. All pieces of fruit are oranges, except for five of them.
By David Shaw, 18 July 2019
Have you ever looked through your old school books? You might be surprised at how many mistakes you used to make, or the things you didn’t understand. Human brains take decades to fully develop, but eastern blue-tongue lizards might be born as clever as their adult counterparts.
By David Shaw, 17 July 2019
We have a few questions from the world of metrology! That’s the science of measuring things. So have a go, and see how you measure up!
By David Shaw, 11 July 2019
Think you understand magnets? In this hands-on activity, use a magnet to make a needle float and then fall.
By David Shaw, 10 July 2019
Alice, Bernice and Claire are all speedy bike riders. They decided to race against each other to find out who is fastest cyclist. They ran three races together. In two races, Alice beat Bernice. In two races, Bernice beat Claire.
By David Shaw, 4 July 2019
Imagine a swirl of milk in a cup of tea, or a drop of food colouring in a glass of water. The way liquids move and flow is intricate and almost impossibly complex. But that doesn’t stop scientists from trying to understand this movement.
By David Shaw, 3 July 2019
Do you know how frogs breathe? We do! Test your knowledge in our latest quiz covering topics from plants and stars, to rocks and bytes.
By David Shaw, 27 June 2019
In this hands-on activity, you’ll make your own vacuum chamber and watch marshmallows turn into fluffy clouds of sugar!
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