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.
Try them yourself or download the Science at Home booklet for more fun experiments.
Kangaroo Kylie joins us to investigate sound energy! She will teach you how to make your very own clucking chook to keep you entertained AND engaged with science.
Time for an 'eggsperiment' using Newton's 1st Law. If you don't have chocolate eggs, you can use a ball instead. Don't forget to clear the area before pushing the plate! Can you figure out what force is pulling the egg into the cup?
On your marks... Get set... Go! A race track like no other that shows how bubbles are tensile and elastic. Can you make a longer track or one with more bubbles? What happens?
To make your own you need: hooks, string and a piece of wood. Don't have those? No problem - a bunch of items can be recycled into a bubble racetrack. I've used rubber bands, cotton, nails, pins and even a cardboard base.
Learn how to build your own catenary cheese bridge at home.
Learn about air pressure with this simple cup on card demo that you can try at home.
How does the "Half the deck" maths magic trick work? This video shows one possible explanation.
An amazing maths card trick that you can try at home. Predict the red and black cards in a deck split in two using maths!
Join Dr Julie and try at home two experiments about different types of surface tension in water.