A lemon battery consisting of lemons with wires and nails attached

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. 

Minty fresh reaction times

Join ANU Student, Holly, to test how peppermint affects your focus and mental alertness with the stroop effect and ruler drop test.

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Fingerprinting biology detectives

Join ANU student, Jack, to explore forensic science and learn how forensic scientists uncover, lift, and analyse unique fingerprint patterns.

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Floating foil density

Join ANU student, Zi, to explore buoyancy, mass, and fluid density using aluminium foil balls in fresh and salt water.

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How to make rock candy

ANU student Holly makes colourful homemade rock candy with sugar, water, and food coloring.

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DIY Electric Motor

Build a simple DIY electric motor using a battery, nail, and magnet. Discover how homopolar motors and Lorentz force work in this experiment!

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Soil Testing

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.

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DIY Electric Train

ANU student Anneshwa show you how to make your own DIY electric train using a battery, magnets, and copper wire.

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Text reads: HOW DO YOUR LUNGS WORK? ANU STEM BOXES

ANU Student Emily shows you how to make 2 lung models to better understand how the respiratory system works.

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Balancing Nails - ANU student holding nails in one hand a wooden block in the other

Learn how to balance six nails on top of a single vertical nail with zero tape or glue - ANU student Isha shows you how!

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