Physical Processes Key Stage 1

World in Motion

Moving Motion – Balloon Power Take Off You Will Need: • Drinking Straw, Sellotape • A Balloon (preferably long) •... View and Download Experiment

Balancing Stick

Balancing Stick Does it matter which end is up? You will need: One 1/2 in (1.25 cm) wooden dowel,... View and Download Experiment

‘Sweetography’

We’ve un-mixed colours before using chromotography – but this time we are using sweets to discover the extra colours!... View and Download Experiment

Sweet Wrapper Mix-UP

Artists make different colours by mixing the primary colours of red, yellow, and blue, but scientists use a different... View and Download Experiment

Spiral Sensation

If your children are curious about how the weather works, or even if you just want to talk about how... View and Download Experiment

Real Snow Avalanche

Here’s a simple, hands-on experiment for a freezing day when it’s actually snowing, that demonstrates the forces involved in an... View and Download Experiment

Newspaper Camouflage

Test your friends’ predatory abilities and see if the animal adaptation of camouflage really does help animals escape detection! How... View and Download Experiment

Magic Paper Clip

This is a magic experiment with a scientific explanation, or if you prefer, a science experiment that works like a... View and Download Experiment

Ice Overflow?

At first thought you might think that an ice cube sitting at the very top of a glass would eventually... View and Download Experiment

Float Your Boat!

Can you make modelling clay float like a boat? This is a simple, easily arranged activity which children can do... View and Download Experiment