You will need: Blue food colour Toothpicks Paper hole reinforcement labels (available at stationery shops) Disposable rubber gloves Drinking water Magnifying glass Volunteers Conduct this experiment to spot the supertasters from the normal guys, just bylooking at their tongues. INSTRUCTIONS Wear disposable rubber gloves. Ask all your volunteers to line up. Begin by dipping the […]

You will need: Scissors 2 plastic bottles (plastic water bottles will do) 12 coffee filters Modelling clay Thin plastic tubes(available at chemists) Funnel Large plastic container Large sheet of cardboard Red food colour Kidneys filter the food and liquid intake fromthe blood stream to keep us healthy. Understandtheir function by creating your own model. INSTRUCTIONS

You will need: Jell-O Small ziplock (sandwich- size) plastic bags Candies (in different shapes and sizes) 1 can of tinned mixed fruit Pen and paper Water To understand how neurons work, we mustfirst understand what they look like. INSTRUCTIONS Ask an adult to help you make 1 box of Jell-O with water according to the

You will need: Clear 2 litre plastic bottle (empty) Scissors 2 straws 2 large balloons Electrical tape Rubber bands Plastic bag Follow this experiment to make a working model of the lungs and their function in our respiratory system. INSTRUCTIONS Ask an adult to help cut the base off a plastic bottle using scissors. Take

You will need: Willing participants Toothpicks Ruler with a millimetre scale We always talk about our five senses, butthe sense of touch is often overlooked and considered not so important as the others. INSTRUCTIONS                 1.            Ask your friend to close his/her eyes.                 2.            Identify 3-4 areas (such as the index finger, knee, arm,

You will need: Modelling clay Paper cups Shells or any other object for which you want to make a fossil cast Plaster of Paris (PoP) Water You don’t need to dig up your backyard for fossils. Invite a few friends over and create your very own fossil casts. INSTRUCTIONS Take the modelling clay and make

You will need: Blindfolds 5 edible items with different smells (coffee, tea, cheese, onion, apple, etc.) 5 inedible items with different smells (scented candle, rose, mothballs, soap, talcum powder, etc.) 10 containers Play a fun game with your friends and find out who has the capabilities to become a smell scientist! INSTRUCTIONS Place each item

You will need: Marker Large pieces of chart paper Blue and redcolouredfelt pens Figure out why sometimes your eyes play tricks or why you may see something that isn’t there with this experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Take a large piece of chart paper and divide it vertically in half. Write ‘A’ on the left-hand side, and ‘B’

You will need: Long cotton string 4 small glass jars with lids 2 cups of hot water Marker 1 packet of unflavoured gelatine Small spoon Try this fun experiment to see how bacteria exist and how they cultivate. INSTRUCTIONS                 1.            Firstly, sterilize your glass jars and dry them out.                 2.            Mix one packet

You will need: 1 bottle of any colourless sports drink Dish-washing liquid soap Pineapple juice 1 wooden skewer (looks like a long wooden toothpick) Rubbing alcohol Transparent glass Small spoon Find out how you can actually see what your DNA looks like. INSTRUCTIONS 24 hours before your experiment, place the rubbing alcohol in the freezer.

You will need: Pen or pencil Paper (to record your findings) One cup of water Ball Take this fun experiment to learn which eye, hand or foot is dominant. INSTRUCTIONS Take the paper, and write ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ on top, making 2 columns. After each experiment, note down which side of your body is more