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Show your children how to make paper helicopters for home experiments

Show your children how to make paper helicopters for home experiments

24 August 2022

Most children can fold a paper plane, but Alom Shaha prefers paper helicopters – and they are better for experimenting with
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Reimagined bicarb volcano could spark your children's love for science

27 July 2022

Homemade science "experiments" are full of spectacle, but often miss the joy of true discovery. Alom Shaha offers a simple solution with his twist on the classic bubble volcano

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