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Some Experiments for you to try:
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/cokementos%20%2846%20x%2070%29.jpg width="46" height="70" align="center" caption="Diet Coke & Mentos Geyser Eruption" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/dietcokementos.html"]] || [|Diet Coke & Mentos Geyser Eruption] Create an erupting geyser with Diet Coke and Mentos, this amazing experiment is guaranteed to impress your friends! || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/apple%20%2862%20x%2064%29.jpg width="62" height="64" align="center" caption="Taste Without Smell" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/smelltaste.html"]] || [|Taste Without Smell] Put your senses to the test with this simple experiment that shows the importance of your sense of smell. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/ballooninflating%20%2870%20x%2070%29.jpg width="67" height="67" align="center" caption="Blowing up balloons with carbon dioxide" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/inflatingballoons.html"]] || [|Blowing Up Balloons] Sit back, relax and let the carbon dioxide from a chemical reaction blow up your balloons for you. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/icecubemagic%20%2864%20x%2064%29.jpg width="64" height="64" align="center" caption="Ice Cube Magic" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/icecubemagic.html"]] || [|Ice Cube Magic] While it's not quite magic, this is still an impressive experiment that uses pressure and a little bit of time to cut an ice cube in half. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/egg%20%2878%20x%2060%29.jpg width="78" height="60" align="center" caption="Is this egg boiled or raw?" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/eggboiledraw.html"]] || [|Raw or Boiled Egg?] Can't tell if your egg is hard boiled or raw? Find out a sneaky way to know for sure before testing your friends and family with this simple experiment. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/water%20droplet%20%2847%20x%2066%29.jpg width="47" height="66" align="center" caption="Escaping Water" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/escapingwater.html"]] || [|Escaping Water] Don't know how capillary action works? Then find out more with the help of just water, cups and paper towels. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/snot%20%2859%20x%2059%29.jpg width="59" height="59" align="center" caption="Make Fake Snot" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/fakesnot.html"]] || [|Make Fake Snot] Make some snot without even having to pick your nose. Gross out your friends and learn some interesting facts along the way. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/bacteria%20%2858%20x%2064%29.jpg width="58" height="64" align="center" caption="Breeding Bacteria" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/breedingbacteria.html"]] || [|Breeding Bacteria] Take samples from different places and examine how bacteria grow by breeding it yourself. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/water%20%2879%20x%2079%29.jpg width="79" height="79" align="center" caption="Gravity free water" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/gravityfreewater.html"]] || [|Gravity Free Water] Turning a glass of water upside down doesn't always have to involve someone getting wet. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/heat%20%2864%20x%2064%29.jpg width="64" height="64" align="center" caption="What color heats faster?" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/lightcolorheat.html"]] || [|Light, Color & Heat] The sun heats some colors quicker than others, find out which absorb and which reflect more light. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/musicnote%20%2857%20x%2070%29.jpg width="57" height="70" align="center" caption="Making music with glasses" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/makemusic.html"]] || [|Making Music] Create some cool sound waves with this easy music making instrument. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/ballooninflating%20%2870%20x%2070%29.jpg width="67" height="67" align="center" caption="Balloon Speakers" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/balloonspeakers.html"]] || [|Balloon Speakers] Experiment with the compressed air in a balloon to amplify small sounds into big noises. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/spheres%20%2861%20x%2061%29.jpg width="61" height="61" align="center" caption="Moving Molecules" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/movingmolecules.html"]] || [|Moving Molecules] Here's a great way to see if molecules in hot water really move faster than in cold. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/electricity%20%2862%20x%2062%29.jpg width="62" height="62" align="center" caption="Static electricity and charged particles" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/staticelectricity.html"]] || [|Static Electricity] Make your hair stand on end while learning about static electricity and electrons with these cool experiments. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/water%20droplet%20%2847%20x%2066%29.jpg width="47" height="66" align="center" caption="Do oil and water mix?" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/oilandwater.html"]] || [|Oil and Water] What happens when you try mixing oil and water? Do they want to be mixed? Give it a go and find out! || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/invisibleink%20%2869%20x%2070%29.jpg width="69" height="70" align="center" caption="Create your own soft drink" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/lemonade.html"]] || [|Making Lemon Fizzy Drink] Make some lemon soda pop the quick and easy way. It's tasty, it's fizzy and it's made by you! ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/pingpongball%20%2870%20x%2070%29.jpg width="70" height="70" align="center" caption="Floating Ping Pong Balls" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/pingpongball.html"]] || [|Floating Ping Pong Balls] See some amazing forces in action when you combine a hair dryer with a ping pong ball. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/bouncing%20%2862%20x%2056%29.jpg width="62" height="56" align="center" caption="Energy transfer through bouncing balls" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/bouncingballs.html"]] || [|Bouncing Balls] Pick on a tennis ball with a big basketball, transferring energy for surprising results. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/egg%20%2878%20x%2060%29.jpg width="78" height="60" align="center" caption="Eggs that float on water" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/floatingeggs.html"]] || [|Floating Eggs] Eggs sink in normal water so what can you do to make them float? Adding salt can give some surprising results. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/parachute%20%2862%20x%2062%29.jpg width="62" height="62" align="center" caption="Make a Parachute" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/freefall.html"]] || [|Make a Parachute] Design and build a parachute that uses important science principles to carefully lower an object to the ground. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/quicksand%20%2864%20x%2064%29.jpg width="64" height="64" align="center" caption="Quick Sand" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/quicksand.html"]] || [|Quick Sand] Making quick sand is easy and you'll have a great time demonstrating this interesting experiment to other people. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/water%20%2879%20x%2079%29.jpg width="79" height="79" align="center" caption="Dissolving Sugar" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/dissolvingsugar.html"]] || [|Dissolving Sugar] Adding sugar to water might not make a great drink but it does help with this easy experiment. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/ballooninflating%20%2870%20x%2070%29.jpg width="67" height="67" align="center" caption="Heating up air " link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/heavyair.html"]] || [|Heating Up Air] Watch what happens to the air inside a balloon as you heat it up, does it act differently or stay the same? || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/snot%20%2859%20x%2059%29.jpg width="59" height="59" align="center" caption="Making crazy putty" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/crazyputty.html"]] || [|Crazy Putty] Glue plus borax and a few basic ingredients equals a whole lot of squishy fun with this crazy putty experiment. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/bathsalts%20%2864%20x%2064%29.jpg width="64" height="64" align="center" caption="Bath Salts" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/bathsalts.html"]] || [|Bath Salts] Do you feel like a warm, relaxing bath with soothing fragrances? Even if you don't you might want to make some bath salts for someone else while you enjoy the science behind it. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/icecubemagic%20%2864%20x%2064%29.jpg width="64" height="64" align="center" caption="Bend a straw with your eyes" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/strawbending.html"]] || [|Straw Bending] Gather round children and marvel at the amazing bending straw. It's an easy optical illusion that only needs a glass, some water and a straw. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/lung%20%2870%20x%2054%29.jpg width="70" height="54" align="center" caption="What is your lung volume?"]] || [|Lung Volume] Test how fit and healthy you are by completing this experiment that measures how much air your lungs can hold. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/volcano%2078%20x%2065%29.jpg width="78" height="65" align="center" caption="Baking soda and vinegar volcano" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/vinegarvolcano.html"]] || [|Vinegar Volcano] Vinegar and baking soda make for a fun and easy science experiment. Try creating a vinegar volcano. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/water%20droplet%20%2847%20x%2066%29.jpg width="47" height="66" align="center" caption="Ice Overflow" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/iceoverflow.html"]] || [|Ice Overflow] Learn some differences between water and ice while trying this simple experiment that might surprise you. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/invisibleink%20%2869%20x%2070%29.jpg width="69" height="70" align="center" caption="Using lemon juice to make invisible ink" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/invisibleink.html"]] || [|Invisible Ink] Write secret messages with invisible ink you created from lemon juice, read them later if you can work out how to. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/bacteria%20%2858%20x%2064%29.jpg width="58" height="64" align="center" caption="What kind of microscopic creatures can you find in water?" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/microscopiccreatures.html"]] || [|Microscopic Creatures] Take some water samples from a range of different places and use a microscope to investigate what's living inside. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/snowwarningsign%20%2866%20x%2059%29.jpg width="66" height="59" align="center" caption="Make your own crystal snowflake" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/snowflake.html"]] || [|Make a Snowflake] Have fun making your own crystal snowflake with a little help from some borax and a few other easy to find household items. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/prismrainbow70.jpg width="72" height="63" align="center" caption="Make a rainbow" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/makearainbow.html"]] || [|Make a Rainbow] Use sunlight and water to make your own rainbow with this cool experiment that will teach kids how rainbows work while they enjoy a fun activity. || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/smallpictures/eye65.jpg width="70" height="70" align="center" caption="Which is your dominant side?" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/dominantside.html"]] || [|Dominant Side] Does your body have a dominant side? Test yourself with a variety of challenges to find your dominant eye, hand and foot. ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/steelwool64.jpg width="64" height="64" align="center" caption="Steel wool and vinegar chemical reaction experiment" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/steelwoolvinegar.html"]] || [|Steel Wool & Vinegar] Experiment with steel wool and vinegar. What kind of chemical reaction occurs when the iron in the steel wool starts reacting with oxygen? || [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/chocolate65.jpg width="65" height="52" align="center" caption="Chocolate science experiment" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/chocolate.html"]] || [|Melting Chocolate] Under what conditions does chocolate melt? Is it different for white and dark chocolate? Experiment with a range of conditions to find out! ||
 * [[image:http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/images/experiments/seedsprout66.jpg width="49" height="66" align="center" caption="Grow a plant with this seed germination experiment" link="http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/seedgermination.html"]] || [|Seed Germination] Plant seeds and learn about germination with this cool experiment. Watch your seedlings grow as you look after them with the right amount of light, heat and water. ||




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