Clouds float about in the sky. They look fluffy and white, or sometimes grey and gloomy. They get blown along by the wind. In my 5-year-old’s imagination, they are made of candy floss or cotton wool. What would they taste like, she wondered?
The key to answering this question, is to work out what clouds are actually made of…
The approach of the Winter solstice provides a good opportunity to answer this question about the weather.
The British climate is ‘temperate’ which means that, whilst some times of the year that are warmer or cooler than others, it never gets really, really hot or really, really cold. Each year is divided into four seasons and each season has a typical kind of weather.
Snakes make slithering about look easy but the science behind how they do it is fascinating! It’s all about their bodies.
My eldest child is fascinated by bodily functions, especially those that are a bit yucky or rude. Poo is something that everyone encounters on a daily basis and in our house, with a young toddler still in nappies, it is something that receives a lot of attention. But what is it?
This was a great question that really got me thinking about how to explain molecular chemistry to a 5-year-old.
The chemical formula for water is familiar to many of us. It’s something we learn early on in science at school. But what is water and how is it made?
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