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Static Electricity Butterfly Experiment

Make a butterfly move using static electricity and discover how electrical charges can attract lightweight materials without touching them.

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Colour Mixing Experiment

Experiment with different colours to discover what happens when they combine and create a whole range of new colours.

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Walking Water Experiment

Watch coloured water appear to walk between containers while discovering how water can travel through absorbent materials.

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Seed Growth Experiment

Plant seeds and observe their development over time while investigating what plants need for healthy growth.

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Build a Mini Greenhouse

Create a miniature greenhouse and investigate how warmth, moisture and light can help provide the conditions plants need to grow.

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Build a Rain Gauge

Make a simple rain gauge, place it outside and measure rainfall while learning how weather observations are recorded.

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Build a Weather Vane

Create a working weather vane and use it outdoors to investigate wind direction and changing weather conditions.

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Build Your Own Compass

Make a simple compass and investigate magnetism while discovering how a magnetic needle can help identify direction.

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Build a Sundial

Make a simple sundial and use the Sun's changing shadow to explore how people have measured time for thousands of years.

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Make a Paper Cup Telephone

Build a classic cup and string telephone and investigate how vibrations allow sound to travel from one person to another.

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Rubber Band Powered Car

Create a moving car powered by a rubber band and discover how stored energy can be transformed into movement.

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Balloon Powered Car Challenge

Build a little car powered by escaping air and experiment with its design to see how far and fast it can travel.

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Make a Magnet Maze

Build a maze and use magnetic force to guide an object through it without touching it directly.

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Sink or Float Experiment

Predict whether different objects will sink or float, test your ideas and investigate why some materials stay above the water.

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Build a Floating Boat Challenge

Design and build a boat that floats, then experiment to discover how much weight it can carry before it sinks.

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Spaghetti Tower Challenge

Build the tallest structure you can using spaghetti while investigating stability, support and clever engineering.

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Paper Tower Challenge

Turn ordinary paper into a standing tower while experimenting with shapes, balance and structural strength.

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Egg Drop Challenge

Design a protective structure for an egg and put it to the test while exploring impact, forces and engineering design.

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Weight Testing Challenge

Build, test and investigate how much weight different structures and materials can support before they bend or collapse.

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Paper Helicopter Challenge

Create a spinning paper helicopter and experiment with different designs while exploring gravity and air resistance.

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Build & Test a Glider

Make your own glider, launch it and experiment with its design to discover what helps it fly further.

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Build a Water Wheel

Create a simple water wheel and investigate how flowing water can be used to produce movement.

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Build a Windmill

Make a working windmill and discover how moving air can create motion and transfer energy.

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