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Science at home
Activities and resources to enjoy online!
Check out the activities and videos below to see some familiar faces from our team demonstrating fun and educational activities you can try at home.
Conduct your own experiments. Play fun science games. Get creative. Find out about local scientists and the work they do. You'll soon be thinking like the professionals.
And please feel free to chat with us on social media @scienceatlife, even if it's just to say hello!
Why get involved?
Have fun
All of our activities and resources have been designed to help explore and discover science and technology in fun and exciting ways.
Build confidence
Families, educators and community groups can use them to build excitement and confidence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) subjects.
Engage
Our online content brings Life Science Centre into your living room no matter where you live in the world - whether that's the Toon or further afield!
Share
We encourage you all to share videos and photos of you trying out our activities on social media and we'll share as many as we can with our online communities.
Make your own slime at home
Check out our four fun ways to make your own slime at home, using things found in your kitchen!
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Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11
How do we express our emotions using emojis?
Meet scientist Genavee, who explores how we express emotions through technology using emojis.
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Age 14+
Grow your own tomato plant at home
Grow your own lunch! Follow our instructions to grow your own tomato plant.
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Age 5 - 8, Age 8 - 11, Age 11 - 14
Frequently asked questions
Sometimes this content will be videos of science experiments that you can try at home, or a science demonstration that can't be done at home but you can watch to learn someting new and be amazed. Other times, our content may be an activity sheet that you can download and print at home.
We encourage you all to share videos and photos of you trying out our activities on our social media channels and we'll share as many as we can with our online communities.
All online content is FREE to enjoy at home.
As Life is a charity, if you enjoy our resources and activities, please consider supporting us if you are able to by making a donation.