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BMAG for Kids online resource is a great place for children to make some exciting discoveries.  Join in the fun and find out about: Victorians, World War 2, Egyptians, Romans and Art.

Watch our short video to find out how to make your own density tower. 

Watch this short video to learn how to make a submarine using a straw.

Download a variety of colouring sheets relating to Thinktank.

Watch our video to learn how to create lots of bubbles with our Bubble Snake experiment.

Watch our short video to learn how to make slime!

Find out how to make an anti-gravity biscuit tin. 

Chromatography is an experiment for separating a mixture and finding out what’s dissolved in it.

Find out how to build a space lander that can safely bring an egg back to earth.

Take a look at some spring-themed activities for families with children under 8.

Find out how you can knock down a tower of blocks without touching them.

This video will you show how to build a car using materials in your own home or school.

Find out more about Mr Andrew, the last Miller at Sarehole Mill.

Watch this short video to learn how make your own invincible balloon!

We have three science experiments for you to try out which are all link to space and how these concepts are used in space engineering. 

Make your own moon phase wheel.

Find out more about James Watt, Inventor and Engineer.

Watch our short video to find out how to make a Camera Obscura.

Find out how to make your own rain gauge.

Try out 3 spooky science experiments: Spooky Slime, Dancing Ghosts and Pumpkin Volcano!

Find about the materials used in the hoard and what the conservation of the hoard has uncovered. 

Watch our short video to learn how to create a fizzing Rocket.

Find out more about Miss Olive, Secretary at Smith & Pepper Jewellery Factory.

Watch this short video to learn how to conduct your own cabbage experiment to learn about acids and alkalines.

These activity ideas are designed for families with children under 8 to play, experiment & explore together during the holiday period.

Find out more about the Staffordshire Hoard and how it was discovered.

Watch this video to find out how you can use water and oil to make a lava lamp!

Find out more about Matthew Boulton, Manufacturer and Entrepreneur.

Find out how to make ice cream without using a freezer.

Try out our 3 festive science experiments and show off to your family that you can shrink a coin, make beads jump and step through a Christmas card!

Find out more about mission patches and discover how to make your own straw rockets and moon craters.