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Chicken Sounds
Tweet Laugh as you learn and create fun sounds like a chicken clucking. You will need: Plastic drinking cup, String (cotton or wool), Paper clip, Small sponge, A nail, Scissors, Water Instructions Cut a 40cm length of string. Punch a hole in the centre of the bottom of the cup with the nail. Tie [...]
Even More Air Pressure Experiments
Tweet Try these fun and surprising air pressure activities. You will need: Ping balls Funnels Empty water or pop bottles Paper towels Balloons String Instruction Put a ping-pong ball inside the wide part of a funnel and blow hard into the narrow end. Why doesn’t the ball pop out? As you blow into the [...]
Magic Paper Clip
Tweet This is a magic experiment with a scientific explanation, or if you prefer, a science experiment that works like a magic trick! Do it as a demo. or as an activity if you have enough resources. You will need: String, Small (but strong) magnet, Scissors, Paper Clip, Scotch Tape or similar, Glue (optional) …and [...]
Loopy Wet Buckets
Tweet It’s not magic that keeps people inside roller coaster cars that travel in looping, spiralling paths – it’s physics. Try this experiment to see how centripetal force and inertia keep people inside cars even when travelling upside down. You will need: •Small plastic bucket •Water •Sturdy string •Outdoor place that is OK to get [...]
Swinging Science
Tweet Looking for a simple but effective static electricity activity but you’d also like a detailed explanation of what’s going on Read on…. You will need: tape scissors two balloons string / thread a woollen or nylon jumper Instructions Inflate both balloons so they are the same size. Tie a knot in the neck [...]
Quick Crystals In A Day
Tweet Growing crystals can take several days, but this super-easy recipe gives you a cup full of needle-like crystals in just a few hours! You Will Need: Epsom Salts (Dispensing Chemists will have this) Food Colouring Beaker, cup, or small bowl Instructions In the beaker, stir 8 tablespoons (approx 115 grams) of Epsom salts with [...]
Fantastic Forensics : Study a Crime Scene of Your Own
Tweet Fantastic Forensics : Study a Crime Scene of Your Own Learn about crime scene investigation with these hands-on activities: look for clues at your own “crime scene” and do some fingerprint lifting. You will need Tweezers Ziplock bags or envelopes Microscope with slides and cover slips if you have them 10x or stronger magnifying [...]
Abra-ca-chicken!
Tweet Abra-ca-chicken! If you want to try something different, this science magic trick is brilliant. It’s unusual and a bit more involved than others we’ve featured, but there is a real science element. In fact the preparation is actually where the science really happens in this one. You Will Need Two ‘magic’ boxes that are [...]
Lasso An Ice Cube!
Tweet In this science magic trick, you will learn how to lasso an ice cube! Yes, ice is slippery and doesn’t lend itself to being caught in a loop, but with a little knowledge of science, you’ll be able to successfully capture some ice. It seems like Magic but the secret is all Science. The [...]
I Can See Right Through It!
Tweet Here’s a science magic trick that relies on a visual illusion – an optical illusion of sorts – to create a seemingly ordinary-looking tube, but with gimmicking that hides a secret compartment. You show an apparently empty tube and then magically produce items from it such as ribbons or handkerchiefs! You Will Need Two [...]