Enjoy indoor and outdoor science experiments and activities with our awesome autumn bundle of three Whizz Pop Bang back issues – ideal for simple hands-on activities and family fun, whatever the weather!
Issue 99 - FANTASTIC FUNGI
In this edition of Whizz Pop Bang, you can discover all sorts of weird and wonderful fungi, from one that looks like a little fairy bath to another that resembles dog sick! You’ll be able to get busy making mushroom-spore artwork, crafting model mushrooms and experiment with feeding yeast fungi at home! Find out how glow-in-the-dark fungi shine bright, discover the woodland deer who love to munch on mushrooms and meet a mycologist who investigates the incredible powers of fungi. Plus, make spooky snacks and upcycled ghosts, perfect for a green Halloween party!
Issue 103 - TIME QUEST
In this magazine, you can explore some time conundrums, make a shadow clock, craft a perpetual calendar and test how well you can judge time with some seriously silly 60-second games. Discover ten of the oldest living things from an elderly tortoise to ancient trees, find out how cuckoo clocks work and discover cicadas, the intriguing insects that emerge from underground hideouts every few years. Turn loo roll tubes into cute jumping frogs, meet an astrophysicist who investigates spacetime and find out about Christiaan Huygens, the multi-talented scientist who invented the pendulum clock. Time to get stuck in!
Issue 111 - SPOOKY SCIENCE
Science gets a spooky twist in this issue of Whizz Pop Bang! Dive into a world of blood-curdling fun by making edible fake blood, tucking into blood cell cereal and building a working model heart. Wow your family with fascinating facts about blood-sucking insects and discover how X-ray machines can see right through you. Get crafty with Halloween-themed projects like a movable skeleton, spooky X-ray artwork and a skull mask perfect for trick-or-treating. Explore the night by making a moth trap and meeting some amazing nocturnal friends: beautiful bats! Be inspired by science superstar Marie Curie, the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.
Tagged in: Outdoor experiments, Colour & Light, Plants, Environment, Human body, Indoor experiments, Minibeasts, Kitchen experiments
