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    • Layered liquids experiment
      Layered liquids experiment
      Take liquids such as olive oil, food dye and syrup and see how they separate into layers.
      Age: 7+ years
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      View book: 365 Science Activities
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      Find out about the strength of the air and how this changes at different temperatures.
      Age: 5-6 years
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      Make a volcano
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      Age: 7+ years
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    • Make your own lava lamp
      Make your own lava lamp
      Watch as the coloured bubbles rise through the oil and sink back down — like wax in a lava lamp!
      Age: 7+ years
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      Experiment with different bridge designs, then test them to find the strongest.
      Age: 7+ years
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      View book: Engineering Scribble Book
    • Think like a scientist
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      Ask a question, design an experiment and then test your idea.
      Age: 7+ years
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    • Making gloop
      Making gloop
      Use cornflour, water and food dye to make this delightfully squishy substance.
      Age: 5-6 years
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    • Write spooky secret messages
      Write spooky secret messages
      Use lemon juice to write spooky secret messages which will only be revealed when heated!
      Age: 7+ years
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    Science books

    Support the science children learn at school with these STEM books full of facts and flaps to lift to discover essential information – and Quicklinks to websites with video clips and activities.
    1. Math Scribble Book
      Math Scribble Book
      Age: 7+
      US$12.99
    2. Lift the Flap Periodic Table
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      Lift the Flap Periodic Table
      Age: 7+
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    3. 100 things to know about science
      100 things to know about science
      Age: 8+
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    4. See Inside Germs
      See Inside Germs
      Age: 7+
      US$14.99
    5. Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers about Science
      Lift-the-flap Questions and Answers about Science
      Age: 4+
      US$14.99
    6. 100 Science Experiments
      100 Science Experiments
      Age: 7+
      US$15.99
    7. My Very First Science Book
      My Very First Science Book
      Age: 3+
      US$11.99
    8. Lift the Flap How Your Body Works
      Lift the Flap How Your Body Works
      Age: 6+
      US$14.99
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