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Whizz Pop Bang’s January Sale!

Posted on 9th January 2025 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | Leave a Comment

Looking for a Whizz Pop Bang discount code? We’re kicking off 2025 with an epic deal you can use to save 33% on back issues and three-issue bundles of back issues in the Whizz Pop Bang shop!

Use the code BONANZA25 at the checkout to claim your discount.*

➡️ All back issues just £4 each!
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Discover our treasure trove of back issues! Every edition is crammed with captivating articles, hands-on experiments, and inspiring stories that will spark your child’s curiosity and passion for science.

Whether the children in your life love…
🦕 dinosaurs
🍰 experimenting in the kitchen
🏗️ building and engineering
🐾 animals or
🧪 anything to do with science
there’s something for everyone in our back catalogue.

Browse 75 Inspiring Back Issues In The Shop

Simply select your child’s current passion or this term’s school topic from the list of three-issue bundles available in our shop…

🦕 Dino Discovery Bundle – giant dinos, flying beasts and the age of extinction!
🧠 Human Body Bundle – terrific teeth, brilliant brains and the wonder of medicine
💥 Explosive Science Bundle – fire, explosions and active Earth
🐥 Animal Antics Bundle – insects, babies and the wildlife-packed jungle
⚙️ History Bundle – the Victorian era, Ancient Greece and the Stone Age
🚀 Space Exploration Bundle – travel into space and investigate the Moon and Mars!
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How could a huge pterosaur take flight?

Posted on 29th October 2022 | by Kirsty Williams | Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered how huge pterosaurs got off the ground? Here’s how they might have launched themselves into the air:

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How does it feel to find a giant dino footprint? We talk to paleontologist Steve Brusatte to find out!

Posted on 7th April 2018 | by Rachael Tapping | Leave a Comment

Did you hear about the huge dinosaur footprints discovered on the Scottish coast this week? We ask Steve Brusatte some very important questions about this awesome discovery…

*Paleontologist Dr Steve Brusatte at the dinosaur footprint site on the Isle of Skye*

We’re lucky to have Steve on the Whizz Pop Bang boffin team (our panel of expert scientists who advise us on the latest scientific developments), so we asked him a few questions about the latest dinosaur print to be discovered on the Isle of Skye.

1. Are there words to describe just how exciting it feels to discover these tracks?

It was a fantabulotastic feeling. I think that’s the best way I can try to put it into words! Because the moment of discovery is magical. When you find something that no human has ever seen before, something from hundreds of millions of years ago. It was actually one of my students who discovered these tracks. Davide Foffa is his name; he’s a PhD student, from Italy. I was very proud that my student found something so amazing!

davide foffa at footprint site — *Davide Foffa, one of my students who actually discovered these tracks*

2. Do you have a special dino discovery high five with your team?!

No! Although maybe I should invent one. Any ideas?

3. If people want to go and visit the Isle of Skye can they see the foot print? Can they put their own foot inside the print?

Yes they can, although the tracks are located at a protected site, so they can’t be tampered with. If you go and see them, be careful not to damage them. They’ve lasted for 170 million years and we want them to last for a long time more. It is an amazing thing to put your foot inside a dinosaur track. It gives you a sense of just how big these dinosaurs were! The biggest tracks are 70 centimeters across, so about the size of a car tyre!

Want to know more about discovering dinosaurs? Order the Fossil Frenzy issue of Whizz Pop Bang science magazine and read all about how to find a dinosaur with Steve Brusatte! Visit our online shop to buy this issue for just £3.75 (free UK postage).

Whizz Pop Bang science magazine for kids Fossil Frenzy cover

Whizz Pop Bang science magazine Issue 14 dinosaur hunting with paleontologist Steve Brusatte — *Whizz Pop Bang science magazine issue 14: Fossil Frenzy*

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The ultimate treat for Dinosaur-mad kids…

Posted on 30th August 2016 | by Rachael Tapping | Leave a Comment

Are your kids totally and utterly obsessed by dinosaurs? Do they dream about dinosaurs? Well at The Natural History Museum in London there are plenty of dinosaurs and they do attract some interesting fellow snorers at night… Yes every month instead of closing all the doors and saying goodnight to the dinosaurs, sleep tight and see you in the morning, the staff at the Natural History Museum invite families to come and have a dinosaur sleepover.

Dino Snores for Kids at the Natural History Museum — Dino Snore sleepover for kids at the Natural History Museum

Aptly named the ‘Dino Snore’ this special event is perfect for a special birthday treat, or indeed a treat for your little dinosaur expert who will remember this experience forever.

Don’t forget to take your Dinosaur issues of Whizz Pop Bang with you for bedtime reading! If you don’t already subscribe you can buy back issues here, issue 4 and 14 cover topics on Palaeontologists and How To Hunt For Dinosaurs.

Check out all the details on the Natural History Museum’s website, next available sleepover date is 3rd December so hurry and get it booked:

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/dino-snores.html

Thoughts on Dino Snores for Kids…

‘Just such a unique experience to sleep in such an iconic building.’

‘It was exciting, fun and ticked all the boxes for a magical experience.’

‘Amazing experience you couldn’t replicate anywhere else.’

‘Perfect for kids who dream of being a dinosaur hunter.’

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Put your hard hat on – we're going underground this edition of Whizz Pop Bang! Prepare to get muddy as you dig into the science beneath our feet.

We'll investigate the mysteries of caves, then grow your own stalactites and stalagmites. Meet some wriggling worms, from garden friends to parasitic animal invaders! Craft awesome paper gemstones, grow glittering crystal geodes and mix up some seed bombs to create wild places for pollinators.

Solve sparkling puzzles and riddles, then discover how engineers tunnels that can be many miles long. Meet the geologist and explorer Charles Lyell and marvel at the incredible Mexican cave filled with gigantic crystals!