20 Science Experiments for kids that you can do at home

This is a great way to teach the science behind everyday weather. Afraid of Pop Rocks? Discovery Channel's venerable Mythbusters team uses science to debunk the popular urban legend that the combination of Pop Rocks and soda could cause your stomach to explode. Use this video to talk with your class about how to pose scientific questions.

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How Stuff Works creator Marshall Brain offers a kid-friendly look at the science behind a shattering egg. How can you drop an egg from a height of two feet and not have it break? Watch this video with your students and invite them to figure it out! Surface Tension Science Bob shows you how to make a paperclip and a coin! CO 2 is Heavier Than Air Using household ingredients, this experiment illustrates the weight of carbon dioxide when compared with other gases in the atmosphere. This is an ideal experiment for introducing your students to the concept of greenhouse gases and global warming.

Without motion in the ocean, there wouldn't be nearly as many different things living in the sea. Teach your students how the ocean ebbs and flows and the behavior of different types of currents with Bill Nye's informative, detailed demonstration. This great kitchen science experiment dealing with nutritional values and evaporation will have your students thinking twice before the next time they ask for a glass of their favorite drink. The Science Behind the Olympics Steven Spangler demonstrates how air flow and resistance affect the speed and performance of a ball in the air or a relay runner on the track.

Students who love sports will find themselves fascinated by the forces at work in their favorite games. Why Won't This Balloon Pop?

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This video will appeal to kids and adults alike, showcasing an enjoyable experiment involving a seemingly invincible balloon. Three Magical Experiments Sometimes science can look a lot like magic. In this video, scientist Dan Jambuck shows kids step by step how to make a fizzy potion and invisible ink with kitchen ingredients. Do these with your students and have them record their scientific observations in invisible ink! How to Build a Water Rocket One of the many delightful videos hosted by eHow's Expert Village involves instructions on building a water rocket out of a plastic bottle, demonstrating how air pressure works.

The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow or to duplicate in your own classroom. The Tea Bag Rocket Simple, fun, quirky, and entirely feasible for the classroom, the tea bag rocket looks at science from an unexpected angle. Use this quick video lesson to teach your students about the density of air and how it is affected by changes in temperature.

It may be an oldie, but it's a still a goodie. Watch this with your students before creating your own mini Krakatoas. A good model of the scientific process-students come up with the goals of their experiments and test several models to determine success. The Science of Solids, Liquids, and Gases Using ingredients readily available at grocery, drug, and hardware stores, children can learn about the properties of matter.

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How to Make a CO 2 Sandwich Here's a fun activity that uses some common items that you'll find around the house and a little creativity to explore the "pop" factor of vinegar and baking soda. Steve Spangler and his second-grade assistants create "sandwich bombs" out of plastic bags and simple chemistry. In this video, Marshall Brain dives into the digestive process and presents an experiment that replicates how the stomach and large and small intestines break down food. Exploding Bubbles What happens when heat is applied to bubbles created using hydrogen gas?

The video experiment starts slow but ends with a bang. Hair-Raising Science Get students charged up for a lesson on static electricity. Bill Nye uses a van de Graaff generator to explain how electrical charges attract and repel. Both GAK and glaciers are polymers that can stretch or break depending on the amount of pressure applied. If there is a lot of pressure on a glacier, ice will crack or break causing crevasses in glaciers ; when the pressure is lower or the strain rate is small and constant, ice can bend.

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The Electric Pickle Another super demonstration from Steve Spangler, this amusing and highly informative experiment uses a pickle in a simple electric circuit. Your students will light up when the pickle turns red and glows! A great introduction to the science of electricity. How to Make a Tornado in a Bottle With simple ingredients, students can create a miniature whirlpool that illustrates the movement and behavior of water with artistic flair.

Acid Base Indicator How can a cabbage help determine whether a solution is acidic or basic?

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BeardedScienceGuy demonstrates how to create a simple, colorful indicator that students can use to design their own acid base chemistry experiments. Why Does Ivory Soap Float? This simple experiment shows students the secrets behind Ivory Soap's unique physical structure that allows it to float. How to Make Flubber Slime and other gooey substances are an undeniable favorite when it comes to kid-friendly science experiments. Follow the step-by-step instructions to make it in your own classroom.

The Sticky Note Experiments This smart, funny video will teach you and your students how to make a "waterfall" out of sticky notes. The video is entirely without words and only about a minute long, but it will inspire your students to want to make their own experiment videos. Share the videos at your next science fair. Walking Water Rainbow Students will love this science experiment done by kids, for kids. How to Build a Catapult One of the most basic physics projects around is also one of the most enjoyable.

When the gas molecules trapped in the soft pliable soap get hot, they need more space.

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They make a break for it and take the soap with them. As the temperature of the gas increases so does its volume. A little thing going very fast will hit you just as hard as a big thing going slow. Time to get stabby. Deforming gummy bears with different evil potions, and the most gruesome of all: So two pictures become one. At least a demonstration of potential energy, kinetic energy, and chain reactions.

The natural glory of fat, and how arctic animals can survive temperatures that kill everything else. For dog owners in Plano, Texas, movie night with Fido no longer just means cuddling on the couch and browsing Netflix. The newly opened K9 Cinemas invites moviegoers—both human and canine—to watch classic films on the big screen. The theater operates as a pop-up or perhaps pup-up? Dogs are limited to two per person, and just 25 human seats are sold per showing to leave room for the furry guests.

Pet owners are asked follow a few rules in order to take advantage of what the theater has to offer. Dogs must be up-to-date on all their shots, and owners can submit veterinary records online or bring a hard copy to the theater to verify their pooch's health status. Once inside, owners are responsible for taking their dog out for potty breaks and cleaning up after any accidents that happen thankfully the floors are concrete and easy to wipe down. K9 Cinemas is currently showing Elf and Home Alone for the holiday season. Dog and movie enthusiasts can buy tickets online now, or wait until January when the theater upgrades from padded chairs to couches for optimized puppy snuggle time.

This holiday season, why not stoke your fireplace with a log from the folks at KFC? As KRON reports, the fast food chain has produced its own firelog that releases the scent of Kentucky fried chicken when ignited. The KFC 11 Herbs and Spices log is the best way to fill your house with delectable fried chicken smells without ordering takeout. Made in collaboration with Enviro-Log, it contains percent-recycled materials and burns for up to three hours. KFC warns buyers that burning the log "may result in a craving for fried chicken," and that it "may attract bears or neighbors who are hungry.