That became hot enough to burn you only moments after it was cool to the touch? This can happen when you stir a pot of soup on the stove with a metal spoon or roast marshmallows over a fire with a metal rod. So what explains why it’s a better idea to stir your soup with a wooden spoon and roast your marshmallows with a wooden stick? Objects made of metal can quickly conduct unwanted heat right up to our hands!
This easy to set up salt water density experiment is a cool variation of the classic sink or float experiment. What will happen to the egg in salt water? Will an egg float or sink in salty water? There are so many questions to ask and predictions to make with this easy saltwater density science activity. Make sure to check out all our classic science experiments for more great ideas!
Did you see bending of Water from a Water faucet? Static electricity can be a problem whenever the humidity is low. It causes shocks and makes dust stick to surfaces, and it can literally make your hair stand on end. In this experiment, you will see that it also can move things around.
This easy to set up salt water density experiment is a cool variation of the classic sink or float experiment. What will happen to the egg in salt water? Will an egg float or sink in salty water? There are so many questions to ask and predictions to make with this easy saltwater density science activity. Make sure to check out all our classic science experiments for more great ideas!
Based on the very popular Walking Water Science Experiment using two glasses, you can observe the water walking AND changing color with only a few supplies you probably already have in your kitchen. This article includes a video to show you just how easy it is with detailed step-by-step instructions and the scientific explanations you need to understand how it works!
Baking Soda and Vinegar Balloon Experiment for Kids
Combine quick science and balloon play with our easy to set up chemistry for kids! Test out this balloon baking soda science activity! It’s a must save homemade science experiment for fizzing baking soda and vinegar science all year long! Just a few simple ingredients from the kitchen and you have amazing chemistry for kids at your fingertips. The science you can actually play with too!
Water Volcano. The mixing of the vinegar and baking soda produce a volcano like foam. The answer? The mixing of the vinegar and baking soda produce acid-base reactant. The reaction creates carbon dioxide gas that bubbles up from the mixture. This trick is the perfect rainy day activity for all ages (adults too!). The possibilities are endless – so grab a glass of water and start making magic!
Water is always moving through the water cycle. When water enters a warm air mass, such as air heated by the sun, it rises! When the water rises up into the atmosphere it collides with the much colder air at the top of our atmosphere. But that cold air is not able to hold as much water as warm air. This causes condensation to occur and eventually RAIN! This is what happened when we put the cold ice on top of the warm water. The warm, moist air in the jar condensed and formed water droplets or what kids can think of as rain once interacting with the cold ice!
I’m not a big fan of cabbage except for when it’s used for science! Food science is super cool and is awesome for kids. This isn’t the sweetest smelling science experiment we have done, but once you get past the smell this cabbage science experiment is fascinating. Amazing chemistry for kids with simple food. So over here we say, don’t stop playing (learning) with your food!
That became hot enough to burn you only moments after it was cool to the touch? This can happen when you stir a pot of soup on the stove with a metal spoon or roast marshmallows over a fire with a metal rod. So what explains why it’s a better idea to stir your soup with a wooden spoon and roast your marshmallows with a wooden stick? Objects made of metal can quickly conduct unwanted heat right up to our hands!
Have you ever colored a picture with marker and noticed that two touching colors begin to bleed together? In class, do you typically sit evenly spaced or all scrunched together? Although one of these refers to chemical properties and the latter social interaction, both are examples or diffusion.
To generate sodium acetate, sometimes known as hot ice, combine baking soda and vinegar. When you pour it, it immediately crystallises, enabling you to build a tower of crystals. Since crystallisation is an exothermic process, the resulting “ice” will be warm to the touch. Science is amazing!
You may use a piece of fruit to make a battery. Technically, yes, but not in a very powerful way! The copper and zinc strips in the lemon’s citric acid serve as the demonstration’s source of electrical energy.
Have you heard of this classic Pencil in a Bag Experiment? What we love about it is that it’s seriously so easy to set up and always gets a wow reaction from the kids!
In your microwave, we’ll use food to create the fourth state of matter. Please take note that this is NOT the plasma that doctors refer to when talking about blood.
Put a bar of soap in the microwave and watch it expand to 6x its size right before your eyes! The Expanding Ivory Soap Experiment is a classic science activity that will fascinate kids and grown-ups alike.
The Microwave Ivory Soap Experiment is one of my favourite science experiments for kids because it’s so quick and easy, and it yields such fascinating results. There’s almost no prep required, and you don’t need any fancy supplies. All that’s required is a bar of Ivory and a microwave oven.
