A-Z science experiments
Are you looking for exciting and educational science experiments to do with your kids or students? Look no further! We’ve compiled a list of ABC science experiments that are perfect for curious young minds. From exploring the properties of air to creating homemade ice cream, these experiments are sure to entertain and educate everyone.
A –
**Air Pressure:**
– Use a plastic bottle, water, and a balloon to demonstrate how air pressure can inflate a balloon.
-Use a cup with water to make the arrows alter their direction.
B –
**Balancing Bird:**
– Create a balancing bird using a paper cutout, a straw, and a coin to demonstrate the center of gravity.
– Show how a balloon can touch a burning flame without popping.
C –
– Add drops of food colouring to milk and then dip a cotton swab with dish soap to watch the colours dance.
-See how many drops of water fit on a coin without breaking water tension.
D –
**Dancing Rice:**
– Place uncooked rice in a container and then add vinegar to observe the rice dance as carbon dioxide bubbles form.
E –
**Egg in a Bottle:**
– Light a piece of paper on fire and then quickly place it in a bottle with a peeled hard-boiled egg to watch it get sucked into the bottle.
-check which egg is raw and which is cooked
F –
– Mix baking soda and vinegar in a bottle to create carbon dioxide gas and use it to extinguish a candle flame.
**Fizzing paintings**
-Drip colored vinegar on baking soda to create colorful paintings.
G –
**Growing Gummy Bears:**
– Place gummy bears in different liquids (water, saltwater, vinegar) to observe how they change in size.
-Make tissue paper ghosts hoover with the power of static electricity
H –
**Hydroponic Plant Growth:**
– Grow plants without soil by placing them in a nutrient-rich solution in a hydroponic system.
**hot or cold**
-See how temperature is not absolute. Hot is not always hot, and cold is not always cold.
I –
– Mix cream, sugar, and vanilla in a plastic bag, then place it inside another bag filled with ice and salt to make homemade ice cream.
-use salt to make sticky ice that sticks to a thread
J –
**Jelly Bean Color Mixing:**
– Place jelly beans of different colors in a cup of water and observe how the colors mix and create new colors.
-Using shaving foam and colored water create clouds with rain.
K –
**Kitchen Magnet Maze:**
– Use a magnet under a piece of paper or paper plate to guide a paperclip (acting as a “maze runner”) through a maze drawn on the paper.
**Ketchup as a scuba diver**
-use a small ketchup bag to understand air can be compressed
L –
**Lemon Battery:**
– Use a lemon, zinc nail, and copper coin to create a simple battery and power an LED light.
**Lava lamp**
Use water , oil and Alka Zeltzer tablet to create a colorful lava lamp
M –
– Use milk, dish soap, and food coloring to create swirling patterns in a shallow dish.
**Magnetic race**
-Place the two magnets on the table and push one with the other racing it across the table.
N –
**Naked Egg Experiment:**
– Soak a raw egg in vinegar to dissolve the shell, leaving behind a “naked” egg with a semi-permeable membrane.
Make a tower above a bowl of water and place the egg on top. Push the tower so the egg drops in the bowl.
O –
**Oil Spill Clean-up:**
– Simulate an oil spill in water using cooking oil and cocoa powder, then test different clean-up methods.
Place green leaves in water in the sun and watch them produce Oxygen
P –
**Penny Chemistry:**
– Use vinegar and salt to clean pennies and observe the chemical reaction that removes the tarnish.
**Playdough floating on water**
-Learn buoyancy by trying to make playdough float on water
Q –
**Quick Color Change:**
– Mix cabbage juice with different household substances to observe quick color changes caused by changes in pH.
**Quicksand Exploration**
-Create Quicksand from cornstarch and start exploring
R-
**Rainbow Density Column:**
– Layer liquids of different densities (e.g., honey, dish soap, water, oil) in a tall, clear container to create a rainbow-colored column.
Place colored candy in a plate and add hot water to see the colors dissolve in amazing patterns.
S –
**Static Electricity Butterfly:**
– Use static electricity to make a tissue paper butterfly “fly” between two charged balloons.
Try to make a wooden skewer go through a balloon without popping it
T –
**Tornado in a Bottle:**
– Create a vortex in a bottle filled with water to simulate a tornado.
-by adding weight to the bottom of a balloon, Turn it into a tumbler.
U –
**Upside Down Glass:**
– Fill a glass with water, place a piece of cardboard over the top, and then turn the glass upside down without spilling the water.
-Drip colored water to a glass of water and oil to get colorful water explosions
V –
– Build a volcano using clay or play dough, then pour vinegar and baking soda into it to create an eruption.
W –
– Use paper towels and food coloring to demonstrate capillary action and how water “walks” between cups.
-Use a Ziplock bag with water to demonstrate the water cycle
X –
**X-Ray Vision:**
– Create a simple “X-ray” using wax paper and a flashlight to demonstrate how light passes through solid objects.
**Xylophone**
-use cups or jars with different amount of water to create a water xylophone
Y –
**Yogurt Making Experiment:**
– Use milk and yogurt culture to make homemade yogurt and observe the fermentation process.
**Yeast experiment**
Show that yeast are living organisms and how you can inflate a balloon with their help
Z –
**Ziploc Bag Ice Cream Experiment:**
– Mix cream, sugar, and vanilla in a Ziploc bag, then place it inside another bag filled with ice and salt to make homemade ice cream.
**Zipline for balloons**
-create a balloon zipline for balloon rockets.
