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A shallow dish of green liquid contains several colourful paper flowers, some still folded and others blooming, with the words Flowers blooming in water arched above.A shallow dish of green liquid contains several colourful paper flowers, some still folded and others blooming, with the words Flowers blooming in water arched above.

They Bloom With Water!

What's this? Paper flowers can actually bloom? That's right, these little paper flowers will truly blossom before your eyes! This is a fun and simple experiment that will make your children believe in the magic of science!

A small, lit tea light candle in a metal holder sits on a white tray filled with a light green liquid. A clear glass cylinder is placed over the candle. The candle flame burns steadily for a short time before gradually diminishing and extinguishing. The green liquid is then drawn up into the glass cylinder. This video demonstrates a classic science experiment illustrating the consumption of oxygen by fire and the resulting change in air pressure.

Magical Vacuum

This fascinating science experiment for children explores the secrets of invisible atmospheric pressure.

Two hands hold a completed paper color wheel device against a light wooden background. The device consists of two circular color wheels connected by a white paper handle. Each wheel has segments of translucent colored cellophane in red, yellow, green, blue, purple, and peach/orange. The handle has two red circles visible, suggesting a mechanism for viewing color combinations. A small brad or fastener is visible at the center point where the handle joins each wheel. This image showcases the finished color-mixing tool.

Rainbow Vision Spectacles

You might know that sunlight is made up of rainbow colours, but have you ever wondered what the world would look like if we randomly removed one colour? Let's make a pair of rainbow vision spectacles!

A clear plastic freezer bag, decorated with a hand-drawn water cycle diagram and filled with blue-tinted water, hangs against a blurred background.

Watch the Water Cycle Happen in a Bag!

Have you ever wondered where water comes from? Do you know why it rains? How are clouds formed? Download our water cycle template, and let's learn about the water cycle on Earth together.

Two hands hold a clear plastic water bottle, partially filled with water, against a light wood-grain table and a plain white background. Inside the bottle, several small, looped pieces of colorful flexible straws are connected with paperclips, forming a chain-like structure that floats vertically in the water. The hands gently grip the bottle, likely as part of a science experiment or demonstration, possibly illustrating buoyancy or the Cartesian diver principle.

Cartesian Diver

Fish can freely rise or dive in water. Do you know how they do it? With just a few common materials found at home, you can discover the answer.

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