Science
Snow Globe
Make your own Snow Globe from your kitchen, this should entertain and bring delight to the family.
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Don't Melt the Ice
Keep ice from melting! This is a fun science experiment for winter, but it works any time of the year.
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Instant Hot Ice
Making hot ice is a simple process, and you probably have everything you need on hand. You’ll need a couple of hours, though, so keep that in mind.
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Transfer of Energy
Grab some marbles! This simple science experiment is such an easy and fascinating way to demonstrate how energy is transferred from one object to another.
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Jello Lenses
Lenses bend light as it moves through them. Your gelatin lenses work just the same way as telescopes, microscopes, binoculars, and eyeglasses!
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Sizzlin' Snowballs
Acids and Bases can erupt in your faces! Acid (Vinegar) + Base (Baking Soda)= Carbon Dioxide
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Squishy Turkeys
The glue and borax mix together to form long chains of molecules called polymers. As these polymers move around in the water, they stretch and stick together, making slime!
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Storm in a Glass
Clouds in the sky hold onto water. They can hold millions of gallons! The layer of shaving cream is our pretend cloud in this experiment. The shaving cream layer can also hold onto water. Clouds can’t keep storing more and more water forever, eventually they get too heavy. When that happens, the water falls out (precipitates) as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
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Dry Erase
The marker leaves behind mixture of pigments and a type of alcohol mixed together. The alcohol dissolves and the pigments are left behind as a solid. Glass is so smooth that the solid slides right off when it gets wet!
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Crystal Candy
Crystal candy is easy to make and it's a great kitchen project for kids.
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Black Light Blue Beverage
There is an ingredient called quinine in tonic water. It is very small amounts of it, but when it interacts with a black light it appears blue.
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Super Cool Soda
Cool off and amaze your friends by making any soft drink or soda turn into a slushy on command. Here's how to do this fun and refreshing supercooled science project.
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Ice Fishing
Can you catch a 'fish'? As the ice cube melts, it dilutes the salt/water mixture in the little pool; the freezing point starts to go back up again. The ice refreezes, trapping the string.
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Orange Fizz
When acids and bases mix, you get some exciting chemistry! Oranges and other citrus fruits are filled with citric acid. It is a safe acid, and it’s what gives oranges, lemons, and limes their sourness.
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Density Experiments
Here are two simple science experiments for kids that demonstrate the concept of density!
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Home Made Play Dough
This homemade play dough recipe is simple, natural, and perfect for entertaining children. They enjoy making it almost as much as they enjoy playing with it! Junior Scientists must have a responsible adult assistant to help.
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Kids Science Podcasts
Most podcasts aren’t made with kids in mind. That’s okay. But why is it so hard to find stuff you can listen to with your kid? Here are some great podcasts you can listen to with kids.
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