61 Brilliant Biology Experiments

You will need: 6 large shallow plastictubs Shaving cream Honey or any other syrup Rice Besan/ ground gram flour Sand Soapy water Paper and Pencil Relax your over worked-legs by exploring the sensitivity of your feet to different textures. INSTRUCTIONS So as not to create a mess, conduct this experiment outside. Ask some of your

You will need: A large photograph of a scenery (from a magazine or a print-out) Scissors Glue Blank paper Pencil Thick chart paper Try this simple optical illusion at home and sharpen not only your observation skills but also your logical thinking. INSTRUCTIONS Take a print-out or photograph ofa scenery from a magazine. Next, take

You will need: A few friends (to test your theory on) Blindfold Paper towels (kitchen paper tissues) Dry food-items (such as cookies, crackers, etc.) Drinking water Find out the importance of saliva through this experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Ask your friends to drink a little water and rinse their mouths clean. Blindfold them. Give them each a

You will need: Clear plastic sheet (cut into 4 equal squares) Scissors Ruler Permanent marker Sunscreen lotions (with 3 different SPFs—0, 8, 15, 45) Plain tray Photo reactive paper or thermal fax paper Is a sunscreen of a higher SPF (Sun Protection Formula) actually better at protecting the skin than a sunscreen with a lower

You will need: Small pieces of paper/fine sand/salt A musical instrument or something that makes a noise Rubber band Plastic cup Piece of rubber balloon or sheet of thin rubber Understand how our ears function by creating a real-life version of the ear drums. INSTRUCTIONS Take your plastic cup and the piece of rubber balloon.

You will need: q Small marshmallows or small white jelly beansq Bright red candyq Corn syrup or any other thick liquid (like honey)q Small candy sprinkles (or any small pellet-size candy)q Glass jar Understand what goes in building up that bright red liquid we call blood, with this experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Fill a glass jar a-little

You will need: 2 clear bowls 2 hard-boiled eggs with their shells Toothpaste Toothbrush Dark cola Small tub Try this simple experiment to learn how teeth can go bad when not brushed regularly. INSTRUCTIONS Place a hard-boiled egg in each of the two bowls and fill both the glasses with dark Cola. Make sure your

You will need: q Stopwatchq Drinking straw (preferably a fat one)q Clear tapeq Paper and penq Clay The next time you want to check your pulse, don’t bother running to a parent or your school nurse. Try this neat experiment to measure your pulse rate with a fewhousehold items. INSTRUCTIONS First, ask an adult to

You will need: Paper & pen Information about your family history Create a family traits card and understand the science behind dominant genes, dormant genes and recessive family traits. INSTRUCTIONS Make 7 columns on a sheet of paper. Write down the names of your grand- parents (on both sides), parents, siblings and your name in

You will need: Swimming caps (1 for each thinking cap you want to make) Permanent markers in various colours including black Pen and paper Get together with friends and make a creative thinking cap. INSTRUCTIONS Get a diagram of the human brain. Ask afriend to wear the swimming cap. Mark and label the cerebrum, cerebellumand

You will need: 2 portions of coconut oil with 1 portion of beeswax ½ portion of honey ¼ portion of baking soda Small containers to keep the lip balm Edible food colour Microwave safe bowl Wax paper Essential oils like rose oil or lavender or tea tree oil (optional) Microwave oven Girls of all ages

You will need: Sugar Sugar-free powder/pill like Splenda or Equal Fresh orange juice Orange juice from a concentrate or pack Regular Cola Diet Cola Pen & paper Blindfold Volunteers Conduct this experiment and understand whether artificial sweeteners do more harm than good to the body. INSTRUCTIONS Take a small sample of the sweet items youwould

You will need: 2 identical circular mirrors Fevicol/superglue 2 unsharpened pencils Conduct this simple experiment to understand how the brain gets confused by what the eyes show us. INSTRUCTIONS Ask an adult to help you superglue the 2 piecesof circular mirror back to back, so that you maysee a reflection on both sides. Next, superglue