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COMPETITION CLOSED: WIN a Whizz Pop Bang lab coat!

Posted on 2nd December 2020 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | 2 Comments

It’s DAY TWO of WHIZZ POP BANG’S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS PRIZES! Today, we’re giving an away an essential bit of kit for all scientist-in-training: a Whizz Pop Bang lab coat!

A subscription to Whizz Pop Bang magazine is the perfect gift for curious kids!

Every day until 12th Dec, we’ll launch a competition to give you and your budding scientists a chance to win awesome prizes. Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for another chance to win!

Today’s awesome prize will keep clothes in tip-top condition when your small scientist is experimenting! Each lab coat comes complete with three deep pockets, perfect for storing endless bits and bobs. Available in sizes to fit ages 5 to 13 years.

Find science gifts for kids in our shop!

To be in with a chance of winning this perfect prize, just answer this question in the comments:

What is the largest organ in the human body?

A Liver
B Skin
C Iris

This competition closes at 7am on Thursday 3rd December 2020. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.

Good luck!

Whizz Pop Bang is a top-quality, gender-neutral, advert-free science magazine for families everywhere. Each issue is packed with experiments, activities, amazing facts, puzzles, jokes, riddles and more. Find out more here!

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COMPETITION CLOSED: WIN a 12 month subscription to Whizz Pop Bang magazine!

Posted on 1st December 2020 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | 12 Comments

It’s DAY ONE of WHIZZ POP BANG’S 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS PRIZES and we’re kicking off with a big one!

Every day until 12th Dec, we’ll launch a competition to give you and your budding scientists a chance to win awesome prizes. Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for another chance to win!

Today one lucky winner will win A 12 MONTH SUBSCRIPTION TO WHIZZ POP BANG MAGAZINE! 12 science-packed issues will land on a winner’s doormat throughout 2021, inspiring them with 12 amazing topics, 50+ things to do, 50+ jokes, 50+ riddles, 50+ puzzles, countless incredible facts, beautiful images and so much more!

To be in with a chance of winning this perfect prize, just answer this question in the comments:

What is the closest star to Earth called?

A Proxima Centauri
B Andromeda
C The Moon

This competition closes at 7am on Wednesday 2nd December 2020. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.

Good luck!

This competition closes at 7am on Wednesday 1st December 2020. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.

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COMPETITION CLOSED: WIN Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity book!

Posted on 9th September 2020 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | 9 Comments

Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity: Words that Changed the World by Carl Wilkinson brings Einstein’s world-changing understanding of gravity, time, space and light to life for young readers.

Go on a journey through Einstein’s mind as this beautiful book breaks down his complex theories to make them accessible for young readers.

Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity by Carl Wilkinson is published by Laurence King on 14th September and we’ve got three copies to give away to lucky Whizz Pop Bang fans!

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer this question in the comments:

Where was Albert Einstein born?

A United Kingdom
B Austria
C Germany

Good luck!

This competition closes at midnight on Sunday 27th September 2020. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.

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COMPETITION CLOSED: WIN Wonder Women bingo games!

Posted on 2nd July 2020 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | 41 Comments

Want to win some brilliant games? We’ve got five sets of this inspiring bingo game to give away!

Wonder Women Bingo (written by Whizz Pop Bang writer, Isabel Thomas and illustrated by Laura Bernard) is based around the amazing achievements of 44 women, including loads of scientists!

Each set includes a booklet telling the stories of these women – did you know that mathematician Ada Lovelace realised the potential of computers back in the 1800s, or that cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova zoomed around Earth 48 times in 1963?

This fab game will be available from Laurence King’s online shop and good book shops from August, but if you can’t wait until then, answer this question to be in with a chance of winning:

Which elements did Marie Curie discover?
a. Radium and polonium
b. Rhodium and palladium
c. Radon and platinum

This competition closes at midnight on Friday 31st July 2020. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here.

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COMPETITION CLOSED: WIN GeoSafari® Jr. Kidnoculars® Extreme™!

Posted on 6th March 2020 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | 4 Comments

Hooray, it’s British Science Week from 6th – 15th March! To celebrate, our friends at Learning Resources have given us three pairs of GeoSafari^® Jr. Kidnoculars^® Extreme^™ to give away.

See what you hear, with Kidnoculars Extreme. Magnify your world with these awesome 3x no-focus binoculars and amplify the nature around you with a built-in microphone.

Just answer this question in the comments to be in with a chance of winning:

Where can the tympanic membrane, cochlear and auditory ossicles be found?

a. In the nose
b. In the ear
c. In the eye

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This competition closes at midnight on Sunday 15th March 2020. Whizz Pop Bang competition terms and conditions are here

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Share a Million Stories with World Book Day 2020

Posted on 25th February 2020 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | Leave a Comment

It’s World Book Day on 5 March 2020 and this year, it’s all about Sharing a Million Stories! Joining in is simple: just sign up and pledge to share 10-minutes of storytelling (which includes reading aloud, audiobooks, comics or lots more) as many times as you can throughout World Book Month (27 February – 29 March 2020).

You could win £1,000 of stories to share with your nursery or school during each week of the campaign, simply by sharing stories! Find out more here.

Find out more about World Book Day 2020 (including a chance to win a bundle of books!) right here!

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COMPETITION CLOSED: WIN a Whizz Pop Bang lab coat!

Posted on 9th December 2019 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | 2 Comments

Whizz Pop Bang’s seven days of prizes: day three!

It’s DAY THREE of WHIZZ POP BANG’s SEVEN DAYS OF PRIZES!

Every day this week, you’ll discover another competition to give Whizz Pop Bang fans a chance to win science-y prizes. Don’t forget to come back tomorrow!

Today, we’re giving away a Whizz Pop Bang lab coat in the size of your choice – but hurry, because this competition is only running for 24 hours!

Scientists-in-training will go beaker bonkers over our lab coats which will keep clothes in tip-top condition, even when experiments don’t go quite as planned!

Each lab coat comes complete with three deep pockets, perfect for storing endless bits and bobs. It’s the perfect gift for curious children who wonder why (and quite like making a mess at the same time!)

Available in four sizes to fit ages 5 to 13.

Just answer this question in the comments to be in with a chance of winning:

What is Whizz Pop Bang’s robot called?

This competition closes at 7am on Tuesday 10th December 2019. For full terms and conditions visit whizzpopbang.com/terms

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COMPETITION CLOSED: WIN A Y’s Wonder Club pack!

Posted on 7th December 2019 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | 4 Comments

Whizz Pop Bang’s seven days of prizes: day one!

We’ve got an awesome Y’s Wonder Club pack to give away to one lucky Whizz Pop Bang fan – but you need to be quick because this competition is only open for 24 hours!

Y’s Wonder Club is our brand new club that encourages Whizz Pop Bang readers to get stuck into experimenting and to share their adventures in science. This bumper scrapbook club pack is the perfect gift for any scientist-in-training and includes:

• Large science scrapbook (315 x 240mm, 48 pages), ideal for recording hopeful hypotheses, nature notes, future inventions, experiment results and more – it’s bound to spark curiosity and creativity!

• Enamel Y’s Wonder Club pin badge – wear this quality badge and glow with pride

• A4 Sheet of fun science stickers – perfect for adorning the scrapbook

• Club membership certificate – A5 certificate to show you’re part of the club

Want to win one? Just answer the question in the comments to be in with a chance!

What are the moons of Mars called?

Jupiter and Saturn
Phobos and Deimos
Oberon and Puck

This competition closes at 7am on 8th December 2019. For full terms and conditions visit whizzpopbang.com/terms

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COMPETITION CLOSED: WIN We Are All Greta book

Posted on 4th December 2019 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | 17 Comments

It’s DAY FOUR of WHIZZ POP BANG’s SEVEN DAYS OF PRIZES!

This month’s Whizz Pop Bang magazine is all about SCIENCE SUPERPOWERS, so we’ve arranged a competition that is all about a real-life superhero who wants to save the Earth: Greta Thunberg!

We’ve got six copies of We Are All Greta by Valentina Gianella to give away! This beautifully illustrated book will take you on a journey of hope, resilience and curiosity as we take a a look inside Greta’s life. From drinking water to fossil fuels, from hashtags to education, the book is packed with scientific facts and ideas of things we can all do to help protect our planet.

Just answer this question in the comments to be in with a chance of winning one of six copies!

How many trees are cut down every year?*

1. 15
2. Around 15 million
3. Up to 15 billion

*According to figures reported by WWF

This competition closes on 31st December 2019. For full terms and conditions visit whizzpopbang.com/terms

Words: Nell O’Neill

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WIN Project Superhero and Chasing Captain America books by Professor E. Paul Zehr!

Posted on 28th November 2019 | by Jo at Whizz Pop Bang | 21 Comments

Whizz Pop Bang’s seven days of prizes: day six!

If you’ve read the SCIENCE HEROES feature in WHIZZ POP BANG: SCIENCE SUPERPOWERS, you’ll know all about Professor E. Paul Zehr. He’s a neuroscientist, author and martial artist who studies the adaptability of the human body at the University of Victoria, Canada.

We’ve got two of Paul’s books about the science behind superpowers to give away. PROJECT SUPERHERO is aimed at readers aged 8 – 12, while CHASING CAPTAIN AMERICA is for adults, so here’s a prize you can share with your parents, grandparents, Scout leader, next-door neighbour, or any other grown up superhero fans you know!

PROJECT SUPERHERO is the diary of Jessie, a 13 year old girl who is doing project on superheroes. Read advice from real-life heroes (including Olympian Clara Hughes, sailor Jessica Watson and Captain Marvel writer Kelly Sue De Connick) as one ordinary girl investigates what it would take to be Batgirl.

CHASING CAPTAIN AMERICA: How advances in science, engineering, and biotechnology will produce a superhuman is a book for adults about whether we can create a real-life superhuman by changing human biology itself!

To be in with a chance of winning these two books, just answer this question in the comments:

How long can a naked mole rat survive without any oxygen?

18 seconds
18 minutes
18 hours

This competition closes at midnight on 31st December 2019. For full terms and conditions visit whizzpopbang.com/terms

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