Ten Amazing Experiments You Can Do At Home

Who says that science can not take place outside of a lab? Here are some amazing science experiments that you can do at home! Kids, only do this under the supervision of an adult!

Magnetic Fluid: Ferro Fluid is a magnetic fluid that you can make right at home. All you need is some vegetable oil, printer toner, and a rare earth magnet. Pour about 50 ml of ther toner into a jar and then put in two tablespoons of the oil. Mix the two together so that it is very thin consistency. Then, grab your magnet and put it in the outside of the jar. You will see the fluid react an from little spikes.

Glow Water: For this experiment, you will need 2-3 highlighters, pliers, a measurement cup, tweezers, and a UV light. Fill a few glasses with some water, about 2-3 glasses, fill them about 2/3 of the way then grab your highlighters and pliers and pull  out the bottom of the pen and grab the highlighter ink with your tweezers. Set each ink tube inside the water and let it sit for about thirty minutes. Then take the ink tubes out. Grab your UV light and turn off the lights and you have glow water!

Pasta Rocket: With some uncooked Ziti Pasta, hydrogen peroxide, and yeast, you can create your own hybrid rocket. Using a canning jar about 1/8" hole, Fill the jar with hydrogen peroxide and drop a 1/4 teaspoon of yeast. You will seet the mixture bubble. Do not screw the lid on. Do not screw the lid on! Place the ziti pasta on top of the hole, and light it with a lighter. Because the yeast makes peroxide react and release pure Oxygen gas, The flame will look line one that powers a hybrid rocket.

Home Made Lava Lamp: If you have always wanted a lava lamp but did not want to put the money down, you can make something similar at home. All you need is some vegetable oil, water, food coloring , and salt. Pour the water into a glass, drop in some food coloring of your choice, and put in few teaspoons of the vegetable oil. Since the oil is sitting on top, we have to make it move. Sprinkle some salt onto the mixture and the oil will start to move up and down just like a real lava lamp.

Rock Candy: Ok so you are going to need a clothespin , a wooden skewer, one cup of water, 2-3 cups of sugar, and a tall narrow glass or jar. Pin the clothespin around the skewer and place it on top of the glass to make sure it fits. Boil one cup of water and once it starts bubbling, gradually and the 2-3 cups of sugar until it dissolves. Once every thing is dissolved, remove the solution from the heat and let it sit for about 20 minutes. Then pur the solution into the glass and put the skewers inside, making sure it is not touching the sides. Let everything  cool once more and then set it a side. In 3-7 days, sugar crystals will grow around the skewer and you will have your very own rock candy! How does it work? As the sugar solution cools, the water and sugar separate and the sugar latches on to the skewer.

Liquid Art: Ok, so all you need is some dish soap and milk. MIx the two fluids together and the surface tension of the milk starts to break down. Throw in some food coloring and you are in for an art show right before your eyes as the colors start to move around.

Instant Ice: If you want to look like you are forzone from "the incredibles", then this experiment is definitely for you. First you will need 16.9 ounce bottles of purified water that have never been opened. Stick the bottle in the freezer for exactly two hours and fourty five minutes. Grab a bottle, and give it a hard hit with your knuckle. You will see the water flash freeze before your eyes. It you do not want to stop there, then grab a dish with some ice at the bottom. Open your water bottle carefully and pour it out on top of the ice. The water crystallizes instantly. You can also put the water in a glass and drop an ice cube in the middle to freeze the whole glass.

Turn Water Into Wine: Water and wine have different densities. You will need two wine glasses of the same size and piece of plastic that is slightly bigger than the rim of each glass. Fill one glass with wine up to the brim and the other glass with water up to the brim. Place the piece of plastic over the glass and carefully turn the glass over. Did it mention this experiment is kind of messy? Place the water glass brim to brim with the wine glass. Pull the plastic out a little and you will start to see gravity at work as the wine replaces the water.

Floating ORB: Grab a one inch PVC pipe that is about 24 icnhes long and about six strands of mylar tinsel. Tie the tinsel to one end, go down about six inches and tie the tinsel to the other end. Cut the extra tinsel then grab your PVC pipe and rub it all over your hair, creating static electricity. Drop the tinsel into the pipe and now you have your own very own floating tinsel ORB! The entire experiment costs about 80 cents and is absolutely ridiculous.

Slime: You will need water, borax, food coloring, white liquid glue, disposable cups, and a couple of spoons. Mix your water and a spoonful of borax together in one cup and set it aside. In the other cup, fill it with about one inch of the glue and mix it with three tablespoons of water. Add your food coloring to the glue mixture Then, add tablespoons of the borax mixture to the glue mixture and you will see your slime beginning to form. Let it sit for thirty seconds and you can now take your slime out and play with it!