By David Shaw, 25 March 2021
Are you looking for some fun activities to fill your Easter break? Check out these seasonal suggestions!
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By David Shaw, 24 March 2021
It’s not just robots that rove – this quiz celebrates roving in all its forms! Can you manage to find all the right answers?
By David Shaw, 18 March 2021
Here’s a great excuse to get your parents to buy lollies! All it takes is some warm water to reveal a beautiful rainbow.
By David Shaw, 17 March 2021
If you journeyed to the centre of the Earth, what would you see on the way down? After breaking through the crust there’s the mantle, a layer of mostly solid rock that constantly flows like a glacier. Below that, there’s the outer core made of liquid iron and nickel. Then you come to the inner […]
By David Shaw, 10 March 2021
Through thick and thin, we love a quick quiz! We think this is one of our hardest quizzes yet. Do you have the knowledge to thin out the clues and get full marks?
By David Shaw, 4 March 2021
There’s something soothing about a cup of lemon tea. But there’s some fun chemistry happening in that cup too!
By David Shaw, 25 February 2021
If you showed a movie to Nemo the clownfish, he wouldn’t be very impressed. The problem is, clownfish see colours differently to us humans. But worry not! Scientists from the University of Queensland have a TV for clownfish eyes.
By David Shaw, 23 February 2021
This quiz is all about the seventh continent, a land of ice, penguins and very cold scientists. Can you find the answers to get full marks?
By David Shaw, 18 February 2021
Mushrooms are strange looking things that grow out of the ground, but what do they actually do? Uncover their secrets, and find the beautiful starburst they have hiding inside them!
By David Shaw, 12 February 2021
Imagine you’re a tangle-web spider, and you’ve just snared a nice big critter for dinner. Sounds great, huh? Except there’s a problem. Dinner is 50 times heavier than you, and it’s trying to escape. What’s a spider to do?
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