Wet Experiments

Wind in a bowl - convection

Make your own model weather system in a bowl of water.

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Dancing Raisins

Make raisins dance in front of your eyes using nothing more sophisticated than some fizz.

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Fun with filters

One of the most basic ways of cleaning water is to use a filter. If you fancy getting a little dirty then why not have a go?

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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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Build your own airbrush - Applying Bernoulli

Find out how to build an airbrush to produce beautifully smooth paint finishes, and what it has to do with a car engine.

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Margarine Planets

Use a tub of ordinary margarine to model how a planet forms, and to explain why we get different types of meteorite.

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Lard Mountains - Isostacy

Build some mountains out of lard, and find out why mountains are like icebergs, and what it has to do with England sinking.

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Weighing Buoyancy

Does a glass get heavier if you put your finger in the water? Find out in this experiment.

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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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Pumping Straw - a centrifugal pump

Make a pump out of a straw and a skewer and soak all your friends.

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Bubbles that sink - Antibubbles

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

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Silver from soot

Convert normal soot into a beautiful silvery substance using just a candle, some water and a mug...

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Drop Magnifier

Make the cheapest microscope in the world, using a piece of plastic and some water. And find out what it has to do with sneezing on your TV screen!

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Rebounding Drop

An experiment you can carry out using a cup of tea and a little milk

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Steam Powered Can Crusher

How to use the power of the atmosphere to crush your drinks cans for you...

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