Fun Science Experiments: Video Series

Making a cloud in a bottle requires moistening the inside of a juice bottle with water, inserting a bit of smoke into the bottle using a freshly blown out match and pumping in air with a bicycle pump. Create a cloud in a bottle to understand how moisture and warm air interact with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

Diet Coke and Mentos can create a bomb or soda fountain when mixed, as the sugar in the candy reduces the energy necessary to form bubbles, which creates a fizzy reaction. Construct a diet soda and Mentos bomb outside with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

Making a miniature volcano is simple by mixing in a small container baking soda, a bit of dish soap and vinegar that has been dyed red. See this volcanic chemical reaction with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

Building a water rocket involves using a launcher and stand, pumping water and air into a soda bottle and launching it outside to see it shoot up from the ground. Put together a water rocket with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

A Tesla coil generates a very high-voltage, low-currant resonating AC electricity that is equivalent to a cattle prod or a Taser. Understand how a Tesla coil is made and used with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

Making a volcano involves mixing active yeast, warm water, hydrogen peroxide, a bit of red food coloring and dish soap together into a small container to create a chemical reaction. Create a volcano, under parental supervision, with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

To make a tornado in a bottle, fill a plastic bottle partially with water, add a few drops of dish soap and add a bit of glitter before swirling the water around to create a miniature cyclone. Create a tornado in a bottle, making sure the cap is watertight, with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

Making flubber or slime is a fun project that involves mixing diluted Elmer's glue with a bit of dissolved borax to cross-link the molecules, creating a solid-like consistency from two liquids. Create a gooey substance at home with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

Blowing up a balloon with baking soda and vinegar involves pouring the baking soda in the balloon, pouring the vinegar in a bottle and stretching the mouth of the balloon over the bottle, dumping the baking soda into the vinegar and releasing carbon dioxide gas. Fill up a balloon using common household ingredients with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

Building a trebuchet requires a wooden base, sides, masking tape, washers to use as weights, a glue gun, stapler and a push pin to create a table-top throwing arm. Assemble a miniature trebuchet with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

Building a catapult is simple, using a block of wood as a base, a plastic spoon as the arm, two push pins and a rubber band as the torsion energy. Assemble a simple catapult, using mini marshmallows as ammunition, with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

Building a rocket out of recycled materials can be done using a paper towel tube, an old Easter egg, elastic, index cards, a plastic grocery bag and a simple model rocket engine. Assemble a rocket to be launched outside with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.

Launching a rocket involves using a commercial model rocket launcher that ignites the engine electrically through a remote control. Learn to launch a rocket safely, following the safety instructions included in the rocket kit, with a demonstration from a science teacher in this free video on science.