Dinosaur Fossil CSI
DINOSAUR DETECTIVES We can’t really clone dinosaurs, let alone create hybrids by combining the scariest bits of the nastiest beasts. Modern technology can, however, provide new and exciting insights into the prehistoric world. In fact, these days, paleontology is less pick and shovel and more hi-tech analysis. Deadly, huge or just downright weird? In the […]
Manga facts for kids
Manga facts for kids AQUILA’s May issue is all about Manga and frankly we are OBSESSED with discovering as much as we can about this much-loved art form. Come with us as we explore our Top Manga Facts for Kids! One Piece WONDER! Manga fact number one is all about money. As you discovered in […]
STEM Activity for Kids: Ramen Noodles Diffusion Detective
The history of instant noodles and the science of diffusion AQUILA Magazine is here with a blog all about instant noodles. A whole blog about NOODLES? Why? Because we all know that they taste great but did you know those delicious little worms of dough (erm, you’re not making them sound that appetising) can be […]
Make an Origami Fox
Make an Origami Fox Stuck on a train? In a traffic jam, or just whiling away the hours hanging out at home? Just beg, borrow (but don’t steal!) a sheet of A4 paper, and in a few minutes you’ll have a peculiar paper puppet that really talks (well, kinda) to amaze and amuse! Paper-folding is […]
How to Draw Manga Vol 1 – Create your own one-page comic!
How to Draw Manga – Vol 1 Manga are Japanese comics that lots of people love to read. Manga style was once defined as ‘brush gone wild’ by the legendary artist, Hokusai, and over 2 billion comics are sold every year, with around 85 manga magazine titles available. There is something for everyone, so let’s learn […]
The Giants Causeway: Myth and Math
The Giant’s Causeway: Myth and Math The Giant’s Causeway, found on the north coast of Northern Ireland, is a jagged promontory of neatly-packed basalt rock columns. Science, of course, holds the real answers to their formation, but for hundreds of years, storytellers have been coming up with their own ideas. The most ancient of these […]
Giants of the Animal Kingdom
Giants of the Animal Kingdom Our planet is home to over eight million different species of animals and plants. Some grow to enormous sizes and can therefore be called ‘megafauna’. Scientists aren’t sure why some creatures grow so big. Perhaps being super-sized helps an animal digest vast quantities of low-energy plant food? Or maybe super-sizing can […]
Top 5 Biggest Small Animals
Top 5 Biggest Small Animals! What animals do you think of as typically small and cute? Butterflies? Frogs? For every tiny species, there’s got to be a ‘biggest’ one of the bunch, right? So, to celebrate the publication of AQUILA’s Giants issue, we’ve rounded up our top 5 biggest small animals! Biggest butterfly – Queen […]
Blue Whale facts for kids
Big blue whale facts you won’t believe! In the Giants issue of AQUILA we took a look at the Antarctic blue whale’s unlikely comeback. Once abundant across the world’s oceans, commercial hunting took the blue whale’s population down to a critically endangered level. Thankfully though, numbers are starting to creep up again – albeit very […]
Fun Activity for Kids: How to Make Giant Hands
Make GIANT Hands These gargantuan giant hands take a little bit of work to make but they’re so much fun to wear and play with it’s worth the extra effort. Why not team up with one or two others to maximise the fun and minimise the work? For this fun activity we made pink-coloured giant […]