@Home Science Experiments
Bacteria Growth Plates
Learn how the structure of a virus relates to its function by constructing one from paper.
Watershed Clean Up
Learn what types of pollution are affecting your local watershed and how you can help to keep it clean!
Crystal Painting
Grow your own crystal work of art using a supersaturated salt solution!
Pocket Solar System
Create a scale model of the solar system to carry around in your pocket (NISE Network).
Friction Racers
Learn how friction comes into play during these matchbox car “drag” races.
5-Gallon Compost Bin
Saving the Earth can be easy! Build an inexpensive compost bucket to reduce landfill waste.
Water Xylophone
Science is music to our ears! Learn how vibrations travel through matter in this sound exploration.
Tinfoil Boats
All aboard for this engineering design challenge! Will your boat sink or float when weights are added?
Build A Virus
Learn how the structure of a virus relates to its function by constructing one from paper.
Anti Gravity Chamber
Learn about particle interactions as you create a device that seemingly defies gravity.
Binary Code Bracelets
Learn the language of 1’s and 0’s and write coded messages using beads!
Give Physics a Spin
Construct a physics toys that utilizes the conservation of angular momentum!
Ink Chromatography
Separate dyes from black markers to learn about an amazing chemical process and its role in forensics.
Mattress Gravity Well
Create orbiting objects right in your bedroom! Test how mass affects gravitational fields.
Windmill Cam Automata
Construct a kinetic sculpture powered by a cardboard cam system. Combine mechanisms for even more fun!
All The Slime
Join our slime-making master class to make gooey slime, fluffy slime, sandy slime, and more!
DIY Hand Sanitizer
Can’t find sanitizer in stores? Follow this recipe to make your own using just three ingredients.
Balance the Scales
Construct a simple balance scale to estimate relative weights of objects.
Seed Balls
In this easy Spring planting activity, bring some beauty to your own garden or local field using seed balls.
Whirling Air Pollution
Celebrate the 50th birthday of the EPA, by simulating contributions to air pollution using food coloring.
Invisible Fire Extinguisher
Create an invisible gas that is denser than air and able to put out a flame instantly.
Investigating Clouds
Create a cloud in a bottle and learn about ways that NASA uses satellite technology to observe clouds in this NISE Network activity.
Shaving Cream Clouds
Explore precipitation and its important role in the water cycle. Learn how clouds give us the weather we experience on Earth’s surface.
Convection Currents
Observe how convection currents are formed and how air currents interact in the atmosphere to give us extreme weather events.
Popsicle Stick Catapult
Simple machines can be fun! Construct a lever to launch mini marshmallows.
Popsicle Stick Harmonica
Sound is vibration! Create a musical instrument that can produce a variety of notes.
Feel the Sound
Sound travels in compression waves. Get a feel for this concept in this simple experiment.
Edible Crystals
Grow your own delicious, sugar crystals using only two common ingredients!
Candy Chemistry
Create colorful, candy chemistry using the principle of density in a solution.
Egg in a Bottle
Can a whole egg fit into a milk bottle without breaking? Grab an adult assistant and find out!
Lava Lamps
Learn about hydrophobic and hydrophilic substances while you build your own lava lamp.
Soda Geysers
Explore nucelation and physical reactions with a classic candy and soda experiment. This activity is best done outside for extra fun and easy clean up!
Vacuum Pack a Kid!
Experience the power of air pressure all around us with the help of your vacuum cleaner and an adult assistant.
Invent at Home: Water Transport
Anyone can be inventive! In this Spark!Lab challenge, you’ll need to engineer a solution for transporting water to and from cities.
Alka Seltzer Rockets
Build and launch a film canister rocket by creating a simple acid-base reaction inside a closed container. This experiment is best done outdoors!
Elephant Toothpaste
In this at-home version of one our favorite science demonstrations, you’ll create a huge pile of soap bubbles using a chemical reaction powered by yeast.
pH Testing
Did you know red cabbage is a natural pH indicator? Test the pH of household substances using this unique produce item.
Endo-Exo
Some chemical reactions absorb heat while others release it! Experiment with thermodynamics using baking soda, vinegar, and ice melt.
Fruit DNA Extraction
Extract, isolate, and observe genetic material from a variety of household produce. Learn how DNA is stored inside cells in this simple experiment.
Scattered Pepper
Just why is soap so important in washing your dishes and hands? Explore surface tension in this exciting experiment.