If you’re looking for some fun science experiments for kids then you’ve come to the right place. Check out our free experiments section, full of fascinating hands-on experiments that are a great way to enjoy the world of science. Learn interesting science, technology, engineering, and math facts by experimenting with different materials that react in surprising ways. You’ll find a lot of experiments can be done using simple ingredients found around your house (with adult supervision of course). Basic materials can help you perform experiments that are simple, safe and perfect for kids. Enjoy our fun science experiments, make cool projects with easy ideas for children, show friends & family what you’ve discovered and most importantly, have fun!
Color Changing Carnations
Where does the water go when a plant is watered? With this experiment, you will discover for yourselves how essential the functions of roots and stems are to plant growth. As the colored water is absorbed, students will be able to see how the water is absorbed into the plant and the petals of the carnation change color.
Color Changing Milk
It’s an explosion of color! Some very unusual things happen when you mix a little food coloring and a drop of liquid soap. Use this experiment to amaze your friends and uncover the scientific secrets of soap.
GAK – Elmer’s Glue Borax Receipt
Is it a solid? Is it a liquid? Just what is this slimy, stringy, rubbery stuff? This variation on slime will probably remind you of a similar substance found in many toy stores. This is the most popular version of “slime” among teachers because it’s so easy to make and serves as a great visual tool for introducing students to the properties of polymers.
Shrinking Chip Bags
We can’t get our hands on enough stuff to shrink. Faced with the problem of creating tiny chip bags (don’t ask, some things are better left alone. Throw them in the microwave. So we tossed a bag in the microwave and now we have this experiment. Is it scientific? Oh you bet your bag of salted potato chips that
it’s scientific.
Incredible Growing Marshmellows
The Kitchen Vacuum Packer is an amazing device that vacuum packs food to seal in the freshness… according to those late night infomercials. It’s also a great device to explore the amazing properties of air pressure. Fill the special storage container with marshmallows (okay, a poor little marshmallow bunny) and remove the air. Watch out! It’s the incredible growing marshmallow trick!
Balloon Expansion
Is there a way to see air changing? Sure, there are clouds and fog, but those are particles of water. Does anything happen to air when it gets cooled or heated? We’ve come up with a great way to see how air changes when it gets hotter and colder… and you can do it all with just a few things you probably already have in your house!
Goldenrod Message Paper
The term goldenrod is typically used to describe A color of paper – golden yellow. However, our goldenrod paper contains a special dye that turns bright red when exposed to solutions that are basic, like ammonia water or washing soda. We’ll show you how to use this special color-changing paper to develop a hidden message and make dripping, bleeding paper… complete with your own hand print marked in “blood.” It’s a great acid/base lesson for the Halloween season.
Homemade Ice Cream
Legend has it that the Roman emperor, Nero, is credited as the first person to make ice cream.Nero commanded slaves to bring snow down fromthe mountains, which was then used to freeze the flavored cream mixture. The secret was to lower the freezing point of ice in order to freeze the cream. How? The scientific secret is salt! Here’s a scientific recipe that you can use at home to make your own ice cream.
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Slime – The Real Receipt
It’s one of our most frequently asked questions… How do you make real slime? Ask any special effects artist about slime and you’re sure to hear the term polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). Combining polyvinyl alcohol with a Borax solution creates the best slime in the world.
Dancing Rasins
Who taught these raisins to dance, anyway? Go on – gather up some raisins, turn up the music, and get ready for a raisin romp. Just when you thought you were done at the dinner table… here is some kitchen chemistry that you can eat!
Traveling Water
So, whereas most people normally pour water from one cup to another by… well… pouring water from one cup to another that is far too simple. How about pouring the water from one cup to another using a string and holding the cups apart from each other? Are you up to the challenge?
The Spinning Penny
It’s an amazing display of centripetal force. Once you get started, it’s habit forming. Left untreated, you’ll be spinning everything in sight!
The Floating Paper Plane
We don’t know if the Wright Brothers ever made the attempt, but our campers have defied the odds to create a hovering airplane. We don’t suggest any passengers (because they wouldn’t fit), but this Floating Paper Plane is a great hands-on science tool for teaching the science behind airplanes, lift and drag, and principles of air.
The Coin Drop
Dropping a coin into an empty glass sounds pretty ordinary at first. In fact, we tend to stray towards the extraordinary. We had some amazing ideas, from throwing the penny off a wall and into the cup to melting the penny into the glass, but our teachers assistant Ashton, won the contest with his amazing demonstration of Newton’s Law of Inertia.