The sky is made of air, which is obviously not blue. So, why is the sky blue? This seems like a tricky question which children ask a lot. But in two easy steps you can see for yourself the answer to this age-old question. Step 1 – Making...
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Our regular blog series providing answers to the science questions kids ask is getting a little sci-fi flavour. First in this mini-series we ask “could you build a real lightsaber?”. Every one of the last five decades has had at least one...
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We tackle 10 of the most common misconceptions in science and false facts.  We only use 10% of our brain If only we could unlock that other 90%, we could have super powers! The idea our brains have incredible hidden potential is very appealing...
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The obvious response to your child asking “why do we laugh when tickled?” is to say, ‚ÄúI don‚Äôt know, let‚Äôs do an experiment‚Äù. Give them a massive tickle while continuously asking them, ‚Äúwhy are you laughing?‚Äù. Keep going...
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British Science Week starts today with events celebrating science across the UK. At Letterbox Lab will be celebrating science week by launching our Youtube channel on Monday 13th. Every day of the week we’ll be putting up a new video showing...
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Farts are definitely funny. We think we’re pretty clever and sophisticated beings with art and science and civilisation and then all of a sudden some smelly gas comes noisily out of our bottoms. For a moment all of that sophistication is...
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“The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented” – Dennis Gabor. Dennis Gabor was a Hungarian-British engineer and Nobel Prizewinning physicist who knew a thing or two about inventing. His Nobel Prize was awarded...
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Welsh ICE families put science up their sleeve For those outside of Wales, half term might seem like a long-distant memory, but here in Caerphilly it was in full swing this week. It was the perfect opportunity for us to invite our...
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It might have been difficult to notice through Storm Doris yesterday, but with every day there is a sunrise and a sunset. In between, the familiar ball of fire appears to crawl its way across the sky, bringing us light and warmth.  But what is...
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We‚Äôre all about fun kids’ science activities¬†and making discoveries through play. It encourages scientific understanding, it develops analytical skills and, most importantly, it can awaken curiosity and awe. But in some cases a child...
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“Science is a quest for understanding.” – Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. When Jocelyn Bell Burnell was a postgraduate student she discovered¬†radio pulsars – signals from tiny but extremely dense dead star¬†remnants called...
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If your child asks you this question, don’t feel you actually need to know the answer. Nobody knows, which makes it a great question. Forget UFOs and little green men, we are thinking about the possibility that Earth is not the only place in...
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