More Easy Science Experiments for Kids
- Build a container for an egg that protects it from breaking and then test it out by dropping it from on high.
- Fashion your own bouncy balls with this recipe to see how various shapes bounce differently.
- Use a balloon to amplify sound by holding it to your ear.
- Budding meteorologists can create shaving cream storm clouds and Technicolor raindrops.
- Make static electricity by rubbing balloons on clothing or shuffling on the carpet with socks, then zap someone with a quick touch.
Grow gummy bears with a special science solution.
- These gummies won’t be so yummy in your tummy, but you can watch gummy bears grow by placing them in water, saltwater, and vinegar.
- Build your own periscope using a milk container and carefully angled mirrors that allow you to see things above or behind you.
- Be a DIY spy with this fun fingerprint experiment. Collect fingerprints using one of these methods, and then dive a little deeper with a forensic study of fingerprint patterns.
- Fill a plastic bottle to the brim with water and put it in the freezer; in a few hours the bottle will crack because ice expands.
