Science Lab: Experiments for home & school
Come inside the Science Lab and learn how to do your own experiments at home or in the classroom.
Raid your kitchen pantry and join Sarah as they show you how to make brightly coloured lava lamps.
Play Noughts and Crosses with Charles, and discover how our love of games can teach AI new tricks.
Build a DIY spectroscope with Ella to unlock light's secrets and discover how optical telescopes observe far-away astronomical objects.
Unlock the magic of photography as Sandy guides you through making a pinhole camera (camera obscura) in this hands-on experience.
Sarah demonstrates how to make a balloon fireproof with only a candle and water.
Anneshwa reveals a refreshingly quick method to make ice-cold drinks, perfect for those moments when you're in a hurry.
Dr Florence Danila helps you understanc how different temperatures impact plants and the implications this has for climate change.
Dr Kial Stewart shows how water density is impacted by temperature and salinity through a couple of experiments.
Dr Angus McAndrew teaches you how to play the Polite Chocolate Game with friends while exploring how math adds fun and strategy to it.
Join ANU Student, Holly, to test how peppermint affects your focus and mental alertness with the stroop effect and ruler drop test.
Join ANU student, Jack, to explore forensic science and learn how forensic scientists uncover, lift, and analyse unique fingerprint patterns.
Join ANU student, Zi, to explore buoyancy, mass, and fluid density using aluminium foil balls in fresh and salt water.
ANU student Holly makes colourful homemade rock candy with sugar, water, and food coloring.
Build a simple DIY electric motor using a battery, nail, and magnet. Discover how homopolar motors and Lorentz force work in this experiment!
Dr Nici Sweaney show you how to test soil health. Discover how to measure pH, phosphorus, potassium, and nitrogen to boost plant growth in this fun experiment.
ANU student Anneshwa show you how to make your own DIY electric train using a battery, magnets, and copper wire.
ANU Student Emily shows you how to make 2 lung models to better understand how the respiratory system works.
Learn how to balance six nails on top of a single vertical nail with zero tape or glue - ANU student Isha shows you how!
ANU Student Henry Cameron shows you how to make a stethoscope from a few simple items.
Astrophysics Researcher Dr Noelia Martinez Rey shows you how to make a rainbow with a few simple items.
Dr Angus McAndrew walks you through the water jug puzzle.
Discover how a candle can create vacuum suction with ANU student Kelvin Meng.
ANU student Isha shows you how to design, construct and test your own wind turbine.
Dr David Heslop from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences shows you how to test and understand the magnetic properties of rocks.
Dr Angus McAndrew shows you through the "Boodie Game" a maths challenge you can play at home.
Join ANU student, Kelvin, to learn how to build a lemon battery that can power an LED light.
ANU PhD Student Rose Zhang shows you through the art of chromatography.
Jack demonstrates how to model immune system checkpoints with dice and sticks to show how genetics and probability drive autoimmunity.
Join ANU student Olivia as she demonstrates how to change the structure of an egg to make it foldable.
ANU Student Holly demonstrates how to make your very own cloud in a bottle using a plastic water bottle and a match.
ANU student Rishika experiments with a homemade CO2 extinguisher by putting out a burning candle using carbon dioxide.
Dr James Latimer demonstrates an experiment about key water quality parameters (such as dissolved materials and salinity) and explains why testing water is essential to determine its safety for drinking, farming, and daily use.
ANU Student Rishika demonstrates how to build a bridge with no fasteners based on Leonardo da Vinci's designs.
ANU student Rishika demonstrates a chain reaction experiment using popsicle sticks.
Join Drew as he builds a spaghetti and marshmallow tower structure and explains why it works.
Join Jenny as she teaches a game that demonstrates how computers can detect and correct errors in files and messages.
Surface tension makes water behave like an elastic film. Adding paper clips displaces water until gravity overcomes the tension, causing spillage.
Amelia provides a step-by-step demonstration of drawing parabolic curves using straight lines.
Join ANU student, Zi, to explore sample spaces, experimental versus theoretical probability, rolling two dice, and the Monty Hall game show paradox.
A deceptive illusion using just a coin, a glass and some water. Try this simple experiment to learn about the science of magic!
A new take on 'remote' learning! Infrared waves are hiding in plain sight when you use a smartphone. Try this activity with different remotes and types of cameras - do you get different results?
Does a potato sink, or float? This simple experiment explores concepts of density, particularly for salty and fresh water!
Explore thrust, lift, drag and weight, and discover how small changes to a plane's design can dramatically affect its performance.
Join Jin to learn about kinetic energy and energy transfer.
Join Jen and find out how these paper flowers magically open on water and make your own!
Create your own wave machine at home using jelly beans, skewers and tape. See how waves transfer energy and experiment by taking off jelly beans. How does this affect the wave?
Can you create a strong bridge with just a sheet of paper? Explore what makes the triangle a strong shape!
Make your own red cabbage pH test at home!
When chopping up the red cabbage, ensure that you have the supervision of a responsible adult.
Bubble Wrangler Jesse shows us how to blow bubbles in a bubble and the science behind it.
Did you know you can make bubbles other than spheres? Join ANU Student, Jesse, to find out how you can use science to make a cube bubble.