How do you make a lolly stick race across water? Would you believe me if I told you all you needed was a drop of washing up liquid and some water to do a fun surface tension experiment? What you ...
Forces and Magents
How to Make a Cotton Reel Car
This was my first attempt at making a cotton reel car and it didn't work quite as well as I hoped and definitely didn't look as good as I'd hoped, but is a great little engineering project with lots ...
Friction and speed
Have you ever tried sliding on a wooden floor or an icy surface? It's much easy to skid on a smooth surface like wood then a rough surface like carpet, this is because of friction. Friction is created ...
Coin Poppers!
Coin poppers is a brilliant experiment to demonstrate air pressure! ...
Make a Hovercraft
Cars, trucks, helicopters and buses are all loved toys in this house, but we don't have a Hovercraft. Hovercrafts are really interesting as they move on top of a layer of air. The layer of air reduces ...
Making a catapult – looking at elasticity
Elasticity is the ability of a solid to return to its original shape after being subjected to strain. Most solid materials demonstrate elasticity, up to a point called the elastic limit. When the load ...
