Kids Experiments

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40 Experiments
Find out how much hot air you have! Measure your lung capacity-how much air your lungs can hold-by making a spirometer out of a plastic bottle, a pan of water, and some flexible tubing.
Beitrag von: COSI Columbus
Make your own mummy! Use a combination of salts to transform an apple into a mummy.
Can you hear better with your fingers in your ears? Find out with a coat hanger and some string!
Beitrag von: Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre
Create an oil slick with vegetable oil in a bowl of water. Oil and water make an immiscible solution-the elements never mix and will always separate into layers. Find the best method to clean up the oil.
Beitrag von: COSI
Think a penny can?t do much anymore? Think again - and experiment with pennies, vinegar and a metal object.
Break the tension! Use water, pepper and some soap to discover the wonders of surface tension.
Beitrag von: Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre
What seed is worth its salt? Discover how the salt in soil affects plant growth with a few seeds, some cotton and salt.
Beitrag von: Questacon - The National Science and Technology Centre
Will it be fun or fry? Find out how important sunscreens are and save your skin.
Beitrag von: Chemistry for Life
What makes cheese so cheesy? Find out with some milk, vinegar and a coffee filter!
Don't scream for ice cream -- make your own with milk, sugar, flavoring and some 'salt-water' ice.
Do you have guts? Dissect a perch and a crayfish and find out how much guts they have too!
Do you smell like a shark? Find out what your nose knows by diluting something smelly in different concentrations using six jars, some food coloring and perfume.
Play with your food! How strong is your spaghetti structure? Find out with some marshmallows, raw spaghetti, raw linguine and some coins.
Beitrag von: Sciencenter
Save the egg! Protect your 'passenger' from Newton's First Law with an egg, a toy truck, a brick, cotton balls, rubber bands and a Styrofoam cup.
Beitrag von: National Science Center (Fort Discovery)
Take the two-straw challenge as you wait for the game to start! Discover how pressure can quench your thirst with a drink and two straws.
Beitrag von: The Science Place & TI Founders IMAX Theater
What do you get when you mix milk curds and baking soda? Try this experiment and find out if you stick to it!
Investigate turbidity in a jar-measure the light intensity of a jar of water using a flashlight and some black construction paper. As the turbidity increases, the murkier the water becomes and less light is able to shine...
Beitrag von: www.jason.org
Create a water whirler from a piece of cardboard and some string. Place a cup of water on the cardboard platform and whirl it in circles. When whirled fast enough, the centripetal force acting on the cup and water keeps it...
Beitrag von: COSI
Blow like the wind! Discover the wacky world of wind direction with some bubbles, a map and a keen eye.
How high can you fly? Build and test an airplane wing with some paper, cardboard, skewers, and a fan.