Whizz Pop Bang 131: Blooming Brilliant Flowers

Here’s a kit list to help you get ready for Whizz Pop Bang 131 (which you can find in our shop now).

You’ll never look at flowers the same way again… Get ready for a blooming brilliant adventure through the wonderful world of flowers in Whizz Pop Bang’s flowers issue.

Here’s the list of bits and pieces you need to complete the activities this month. As ever, there’s so much science fun to be had, even if you don’t have every single thing on the list.

BUILD A FLOWER MODEL (page 7)
A sharp green pencil
Modelling clay
A cocktail stick
A cotton bud
A ruler
A green felt-tip pen

MAKE MULTI-COLOURED FLOWERS (page 9)
Three white carnation flowers
Two different colours of food colouring

GROW YOUR OWN (page 11)
Seeds, seedlings or cuttings of chives, courgettes, mint, nasturtiums, violas or pinks

CHROMOTOGRAPHY FLOWERS (page 11)
White paper towels (kitchen roll)
Water soluable felt-tip pens
Pipe cleaners
A large coin

MAKE A SUNCATCHER (page 16)
Flowers and leaves
Newspaper or other paper
Wax paper (or tracing paper or white baking paper)
Sticky tack

Download a printable version of this kit list to stick on your fridge right here ⬇️


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Whizz Pop Bang 114: UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES – Kit List!

Oops – in all the Christmas rush, we didn’t manage to send this list to our subscribers. We’re so sorry and will do everything we can to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

You can find Whizz Pop Bang: Underground Adventures in our shop!

Here’s a list of things you’ll need to complete the science activities in this edition. We haven’t included basic items such as scissors, paper etc.

MAKE A CAVE (page 7)
A clean plastic bottle (a 1 litre drinks bottle is ideal)
A piece of aluminium foil
A rubber band
A cocktail stick or small nail
Modelling clay
Some sand (around 750 g)
Caster sugar

GROW YOUR OWN STALACTITES AND STALAGMITES (page 9)
Two glass jam jars
A saucer
Wool or string
Bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, washing soda or Epsom salts

MAKE EGGSHELL GEODES (page 11)
Eggs and an egg box
A paintbrush
Salt (table salt, Epsom salts or alum) or sugar
Food colouring
Newspaper

SEED BOMBS (page 16 & 21)
An egg cup
Wildflower seed mix
Compost
Flour
A plate

SETTLING SOIL (page 23)
Two glass jars with lids
Soil
Two sticky labels

⬇️ Here’s a kit list you can print out ⬇️


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Kit list for Whizz Pop Bang 61: ON THE MOVE

Find out about some of the most amazing animal migrations on Earth in the brand-new edition of Whizz Pop Bang: ON THE MOVE!

Come on an epic journey to investigate the science of migrations and travel. This issue, we’ll…
🐦 Build a welcoming bird bath
🧭 Make a compass in a jar
🌊 Investigate the impact of oil pollution
🐯 Learn how animal tracking devices work
🦜 Craft a brilliant balancing bird

Plus experiments, jokes, riddles, quizzes, competitions and more! Sign up by 4th August 2020 to receive this issue. 

Here’s a list of the extra bits you’ll need to complete every activity this month. As ever, there is loads of science fun to be had, even if you don’t have every single thing on the list. Let’s get going! 

Here’s a printable version of this month’s kit list 👇


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