Food Experiments

Exploding Film Canisters

Find out how to make a mini-explosion using a film canister, and how your explosion relates to real explosives, like gunpowder.

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Melting Ice with Salt

We were asked why councils don't use seawater to melt ice on the roads, so why not find out the answer with an experiment?

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Cycle Centrifuge

Use a bike and some salad dressing to find out how blood is separated and how nuclear fuel is made.

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Shelless Eggs

Make a bizzare shelless raw egg in this easy experiment.

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Root vegetable cannon - DIY potato gun

Build yourself a root vegetable based cannon using just a biro, a hacksaw and a potato.

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Bendy and Brittle Bones

Bone is an incredible material as for its weight it can be stronger than steel. Find out why it is so strong with this kitchen science.

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Fruit Fireballs

You may think that oranges seem are a fairly boring sort of fruit. Discover their more exciting side in this simple experiment.

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Freezing batteries

We have a look at the chemistry of batteries and what happens if you cool them down.

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Snapping Spaghetti

What happens when you snap a simple piece of spaghetti? Believe it or not, this is a question that has baffled some of the finest minds in the world. Why not have a go yourself?

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Steam explosions - the science of popcorn

Find out some of the science behind that tasty cinema snack! Why is it that you always find tiny popcorn at the bottom of your bowl?

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Fizzy Acids - what happens when you carbonate water

Discover what happens when you make water fizzy, why it then tastes so tangy and why this could cause problems for shellfish.

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Bubbles that sink - Antibubbles

Make fascinating bubbles which rather than floating on water actually sink.

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Secret messages - what makes an Invisible Ink?

How can you make sure your secret letters are only read by the right person? Invisible ink, of course! We show you how to make your own invisible ink using everyday household chemicals...

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Flubber

Make a truly irresistible rubbery solid that you just can't keep your hands off...

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Science of fruit jellies

Find an excuse for a party, make some party food, and find out why some kinds of fruit work in jelly and others don't!

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