Help your child to enjoy science at homeWhizz Pop Bang is an award-winning kids’ science magazine, bursting with hands-on experiments, facts and fun. We've compiled some FREE hands-on science experiments and science reading comprehensions to help you entertain, excite and educate your child at home (see below). You can find loads more science activities, puzzles and games in our awesome monthly kids' science magazine, Whizz Pop Bang. Subscribe today and watch your child's face light up as an exciting new magazine rockets through their letterbox each month!
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Whizz Pop Bang magazines are designed for children aged 6 to 12. The experiments can be done by children of any age (with adult supervision). However, we have separated the resources below by the year group they are particularly relevant to (Years 2 to 6 are mapped to the English National Curriculum objectives and topics and P3 to P7 are aligned with the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence).
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Make your own plastic Explore making plastic from milk (casein plastic) in this fun free science experiment using household items! |
Reading comprehension: Agnes Arber Read about sensational scientist Agnes Arber, whose career as a plant scientist started when she was just 13! Includes the feature to print or to read on a tablet, as well as comprehension question and answer sheets. |
Make gloopy slime Your slime-obsessed year 4 and P5 child will love this gooey activity! They will make their own slime, then decide if it is a solid or a liquid. |
Flying machines There are lots of different ways to make paper aeroplanes. Investigate with these fantastic flying machines! |
Bacteria investigation Try this very visual experiment to see the effect that hand washing has on germs. |
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Seed germination: grow your own plant pet! Grow grass pets to learn about what seeds need in order to flourish. |
Reading comprehension: Orthopaedic Vet This is a great one for animal lovers! An interview with Toby Gemmill, whose job is to put broken pets back together after an accident. Includes the feature to print or to read on a tablet, as well as comprehension question and answer sheet. |
Reading comprehension: How toilets work Toilets! We all use them but how many of us know how they work? Includes the feature to print or for your child to read on a tablet, as well as comprehension question and answer sheets. |
Reading comprehension: Interview with Jessica Watkins Read about fully trained astronaut Jessica Watkins who hopes to soon be able to fly to the Moon as part of the Artemis missions to the Moon! Includes the feature to print or to read on a tablet, as well as comprehension question and answer sheets. |
Reading comprehension: Electrical Engineer Find out what it's like to be an electrical engineering whizz with this inspirational interview with Nikita Hari. Includes the feature to print or to read on a tablet, as well as comprehension question and answer sheet. |
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Reading comprehension: Harvest mice Read all about the smallest rodent in Europe, the tiny harvest mouse! Includes the feature to print or to read on a tablet, as well as comprehension question and answer sheets. |
 Walking water activity Does your child think water can ‘walk’? Set up a nifty experiment together to prove that it actually can move and discover how plants transport water using capillary action. |
Reading comprehension: Explosions Engineer Find out why Kate Biberdorf loves to blow things up to inspire her students! Includes the feature to print or to read on a tablet, as well as comprehension question and answer sheets. |
Reading comprehension: The Wright Brothers Soar through the remarkable story of the team behind the world’s first powered flight! Includes the feature to print or to read on a tablet, as well as comprehension question and answer sheets. |
Design your own bridge Get busy designing and building your own bridge and experiment to see how much weight it can hold! |
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Reading comprehension: Crabs Discover why these cool crustaceans have an exoskeleton, how they walk and more! Includes the feature to print or to read on a tablet, as well as comprehension question and answer sheets. |
Bendy bones experiment Create a model backbone that represents vertebrae and cartilage. Plus, try an intriguing experiment to find out what happens when bones don’t contain enough calcium! |
Make your own volcano Print out a volcano template and create your very own miniature volcano using the harmless chemicals you find in your kitchen cupboards! |
Make your own solar system Make an awesome model, showing the planets in order of their distance from the Sun! |
Reading comprehension: Michael Faraday Meet the 'Father of Electricity', Michael Faraday! Includes the feature to print or to read on a tablet, as well as comprehension question and answer sheet. |
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Make a model wind turbine activity Print, cut and craft a model wind turbine to try out in windy weather! |
Dandelion test flight activity Make a model dandelion seed and see how far it goes! |
Mummify a tomato Try mummifying a tomato by creating the conditions used in ancient Egypt! |
Water wheel lifter Can you lift a weight using the power of water? Try this fun science activity to find out! |
Bacteria invasion game The invading bacterium, streptococcus, is trying to multiply and make you sick! How fast can your immune system defeat the bug? Bacteria invasion game (0.4 MB)
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