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International Day of Women and Girls in Science – Meg’s costumes revealed (part I)

Posted 12/02/2018 by Mia Hatton 1102

Yesterday was the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science. It is a day on which we reflect on the achievements of the many women who have made breakthroughs in¬†in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) throughout...

Get your Gravy Going

Posted 02/12/2017 by Mia Hatton 1946

So far our festive series of blog posts,¬†Science the Stuffing out of Christmas Dinner, have asked whether or not we should brine our turkey and where we should stuff our stuffing. In this third instalment, we apply some serious chemistry to what...

To stuff or not to stuff?

Posted 24/11/2017 by Mia Hatton 1098

In the first of our festive series of blog posts,¬†Science the Stuffing out of Christmas Dinner, we asked whether or not we should brine our turkey. In this second instalment, we explore the age-old question, “To stuff or not to...

Bothered with Brine?

Posted 17/11/2017 by Mia Hatton 1044

In the first of our festive series of blog posts, Science the Stuffing out of Christmas Dinner, we find out how science can give us a tastier Christmas bird with minimal hassle. A lot of chefs talk about the importance of brining meat, especially...

Why do we yawn?

Posted 25/10/2017 by Mia Hatton 1450

We all do it. Sometimes because we should probably be going to bed, sometimes because we‚Äôre still waking up, and sometimes because we‚Äôre watching a lion do it on television. We all involuntarily throw our mouths open, take a long, deep...

How do planes fly?

Posted 24/08/2017 by Letterbox Lab 1587

How do planes fly? Aeroplanes are amazing: heavy hunks of metal that can fly with people sitting in them! Most children seeing or travelling in one will be curious about how they work. And they‚Äôll probably ask you about it. Gravity pulls...

Why do bubbles keep rising from the bottom of fizzy drinks and don‚Äôt run out?

Posted 30/06/2017 by Letterbox Lab 24200

Find out more Why do bubbles keep rising from the bottom of fizzy drinks and don‚Äôt run out? This one question, asked of us by an 11 year old friend of Letterbox Lab, has a few interesting questions wrapped up in it. Why do bubbles come out of...

Why is it so hard to find a science kit for a six year old?

Posted 09/06/2017 by Mia Hatton 1450

When you search for science kits one phrase tends to appear over and over again regardless of the theme of the kits you look at: ‚Äúfor ages 8+‚Äù. How do you find a science kit for a six-year-old? And why is there an age restriction on...

How do rainbows form? And what is a rainbow anyway?

Posted 26/05/2017 by Mia Hatton 7138

Our first Explore Box, Hidden Rainbows, reveals secret colours in everyday items such as felt tip pens and ceiling lights. But how are rainbows formed in nature? And what is a rainbow? When a reviewer asked how the contents of the Explore Box...

Why Do Clouds Float?

Posted 05/05/2017 by Letterbox Lab 2075

Even a fairly small cloud can weigh as much as 100 elephants! So, on the average day in the UK there is thousands, even millions of elephants worth of water and ice above our heads. Obviously 100 elephants would not float, even one elephant...

Could you travel faster than light?

Posted 28/04/2017 by Letterbox Lab 1279

Our kids‚Äô science questions blog series is getting a science fiction flavour again as we consider is it possible to travel faster than light. In many science fiction shows and films travelling across the Galaxy to distant stars and planets is a...

What’s so good about a science subscription box?

Posted 14/04/2017 by Mia Hatton 2608

When we began crafting our Letterbox Lab science kits, we realised that these days you can get almost anything as a subscription. Snacks, recipes, dog treats, toys, books, geek swag‚Ä¶ you name it, you can subscribe to it. The subscription option...