Name: Smart Science
Uploaded: 2015
Description: DO try this at home! Wacky experiments for the next generation of scientists.

DO try this at home! Wacky experiments for the next generation of scientists.

Do you know how to make a card float? Collect some water, a glass, and a small piece of card to experience pure water magic.

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Floating Card Experiment

If you hold a balloon over a flame, it'll burst. But what happens if you fill the balloon with water first? Find out during this episode!

Balloon Burning Experiment

In this experiment, you'll learn why pepper floats on water. All you need is a plate, washing liquid, pepper and some water.

Pepper Scatter Experiment

In this episode, you'll learn how to build your own hovercraft. All you need is a CD, a balloon, glue and a plastic bottle pop-up cap.

Make Your Own Hovercraft

Brush your hair with a plastic nylon comb. Then, turn the tap on and stick the comb into the water. Do you see what happens?

Water Bending Experiment

Have you ever wondered how to measure the volume of an apple? In this experiment, you'll find out!

How to Measure an Apple

Drop a cup into a container filled with water, and then, into a container filled with oil. Do you see the difference? Pretty exciting!

Make a Glass Disappear

In this episode, you'll learn how to turn a plastic bottle into a space rocket: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 … ignition!

Make a Cork Rocket

Collect a special UV light, a rubber glove, a highlighter pen and some water to magically 'paint' your water yellow!

Glow-in-the-Dark Water

Rub a balloon against a woolen fabric. Now, position the balloon next to a can, and, without touching it, try to pull it forward.

Magic Moving Can

Have you ever wondered how much lung volume you have? This experiment will show you. Ready, set … blow!

Test Your Lung Volume

This experiment will show you how to differentiate between a boiled and a non-boiled egg by mere spinning power. Get ready to twist!

Spinning Boiled Egg

Put a few peeled potatoes in a bowl with water and salt. After two hours, take them out and notice how they feel. Pretty amazing huh?!

Rubbery Potatoes

Grab two of your favorite books and shuffle their pages together. Now, try to pull them apart again. Does it work?

Book Friction

Do you know how to make sugar dance? This super fun experiment will teach you how. All you need is cling wrap, a bowl and brown sugar.

Let's Make Sugar Dance

An egg in water usually sinks. This experiment shows you how to increase the density of water to make the egg float.

Floating Egg Experiment

All you need is some wire and chocolate for this fun experiment!

Chocolate Race Experiment

Do you have any dented ping pong balls? You can bring them back to life in a few simple steps.

Fix a Dented Ping Pong Ball Experiment

Make your own race boat. You just need a few simple household items for this cool creation!

Make Your Own Race Boat

You only need salt, pepper, a piece of cloth and a plastic spoon for this simple experiment.

Make Pepper Jump Up

Discover an easy way to clean your coins and make them super shiny.

Dazzling Coins Experiment

This experiment will show you that there are invisible holes in water.

Water's Mysterious Holes

You can turn milk into a solid in a few easy steps.

Transform Milk Into Stone

There's a cool way to get an egg inside of a bottle without using your hands. Find out how to do it!

Put an Egg in a Bottle

Discover how to make a coin move without touching it. Spooky!

Make a Coin Vibrate

Find out how something can be a solid and a liquid at the same time.

The Solid-Liquid Experiment

In this experiment, you will find out how to pop a balloon straight away—and how to put pins to a balloon without having it pop!

Pushing Balloons to Their Limits

Explore air pressure by trying out this simple experiment where you can make a can jump without using your hands.

Soda Can Jump Experiment

Find out how you can balance forces in this simple experiment.

Balancing on a Knife Experiment

Make a cool whistle in less than a minute.

Make a Crazy Whistle

Which substance melts ice the fastest: sand, salt, sugar or water? Find out in this experiment.

The Melting Ice Race

Explore friction with this simple experiment.

Sticky Rice Experiment

Find out what happens when you mix oil with water.

Oil Versus Water Experiment

This experiment will show you a quick and nifty way to put a straw through a potato.

Straw Through a Potato Experiment

Do you know how rain is formed? This experiment will show you how to make a rain cloud.