Mad About Science Competition Archive

In line with our mission - to inspire kids in science - we run regular competitions with awesome prizes on offer. Our new compeitions are released first via our weekly newsletter, so don't forget to subscribe.

The compeitions below are listed with the most recent first. Get entering!

Competition	Closing Date	Description
Plant Art	CLOSED	Draw or paint a picture of a plant from your garden or a local park (Or use any other art form if you like). Next to your picture, tell us the name of the plant and one fact about it.
Make Some Sound	CLOSED	Send us a short video of you playing a musical instrument and tell us a little bit about how it makes sound
Mums & Science	CLOSED	Just tell us a scientific fact about your mum. It might be the science behind a physical feature or condition of hers, or it might be something scientific your mum has done
Super Spiders	CLOSED	Tell us about your favourite spider fact and why you find it so interesting.
Wonderful Water	CLOSED	Answer a simple question about the water on planet earth.
Mystery Image	CLOSED	Identify the mystery microscopic image.
Alien Life	CLOSED	Send us your best answer to the following question... Imagine that you are launching a rocket that is going to look for alien life. What five items would you put inside the rocket to give the aliens an idea of what life is like on Earth? Give a reason for each of your 5 items.