Science experiments don’t always need a lab coat and a microscope. I bet you’ve got most if not all of the below items in your cupboard already. These are great school holiday boredom busters too, especially ones like the “Icy Treasures”
BUBBLE PAINT
Combine a couple of teaspoons of baking soda into a cup and add food colouring until you’re happy with the colour. Then add around a 1/4 of a cup of water and mix well. Repeat this process until you have enough colours. Use your baking soda paint to paint a picture.
Set up another pot of vinegar next to your painting and either use a paint brush or dropper to add vinegar to your picture and watch it magically bubble in front of your eyes.
MAKE SOME GOOP!
Home made goop is easy to make and messy fun! We love those two things. All you need to do put some cornflour into a bowl, add water until your goop is as goopy as you want it add some food colouring and away you go. Goopy fun for everyone!
DIG FOR ICY TREASURES
One of our faves. Pop some “treasures” into a bowl, fill with water and freeze it over night. The next day have a great time digging and picking away at the ice to find your treasures. What happens when you add salt? What happens when you pour warm water?
MILK + FOOD COLOURING = SWIRLY WHIRLY RAINBOWS!
Pour some milk into a bowl or plate. Place drops of different food colouring into the milk. Now add a drop of dishwashing liquid to the mix and watch a magical rainbow appear before your eyes.
THE BOUNCY EGG!
Put an egg in half a cup of white vinegar and leave it there for 2 days. Watch how the egg changes over time. After 2 days you’ll see the shell has disolved and your egg can bounce from a low height!
SHAVING CREAM RAIN CLOUDS!
Using an eyedropper or syringe, or a measuring spoon drop different colours of water onto the shaving cream cloud. The closer you squirt to the edges, the faster it will go through the shaving cream and come down as rain.
The CSIRO Double Helix Club is a great way to learn about the world of science through activities, competitions, stories and experiments! Receiving a magazines, email newsletters and invitations to member events and holiday programs, your children will be involved in active learning, discovery and expanding their imaginations. The CSIRO Double Helix Club fosters a real LOVE for learning and helps kids become active problem solvers and scientists. Check out the CSIRO website for information on age groups, magazines, joining fees, membership benefits and discounts. There's also the DoubleHelix@Uni deal, which offers special deals for 13-18 year olds. Join now: JOIN THE CLUB Contact details: CSIRO Education, National Limestone Avenue, Campbell ACT 2612 Phone: 02 6276 6643 Email: education@csiro.au Website: https://www.csiro.au/ Holiday programs and events: CSIRO South Australia Holiday program
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