Water science activities : Fizzics Education

An orange next to a bowl of water on a table

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Floating orange experiment

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The floating orange experiment is a strange one - why does a orange float with the skin on and sink with the skin off? Try this out!

Red, green, yellow and blue food colouring from underneath oil floating above water in a glass vase

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Fireworks in a glass

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Create fireworks in a glass! This colourful science activity is highly popular with kids and can be used look at buoyancy, density and surface tension.

Swollen gummy bear vs normal gummy bear in a child's hand

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Gummy bear osmosis

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The gummy bear osmosis experiment is perfect for variable testing! Learn how to design a simple kitchen chemistry activity that explores how water moves.

A hand holding a bottle which contains oil and blue coloured water. There is a wave moving through the bottle

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Ocean in a bottle activity

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Model an ocean in a bottle with this classic science activity for kids. Easy to setup and mesmerizing!

Blue food colour pouring out of the shaving cream 'cloud'

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Shaving cream rain clouds

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All about how rain forms!
An easy science activity for the classroom or home.

Blue water streaming out of a straw coming out of the side of a bottle

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Bottle fountain science activity

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A great experiment for kids for exploring air pressure! How far can the stream of water go?

Clear glass cup over the top of the candle in the playdough and the water

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Rising water experiment

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Learn about air pressure with the classic rising water experiment! You just need a candle, some water, a glass and a plate to do this activity

3 cups of different coloured water with two pieces of paper dangling into the center cup and into the outside cups. The paper is coloured by the food colour dye

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Walking water

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Coloured walking water science activity! This colourful experiment is a great way to look at capillary action and uses easy to source materials.

A red and an orange pencil pushed through a zip lock bag filled with water

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Leak Proof Bag

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Show off your 'magic' skills as you demonstrate the leak-proof bag science experiment! This all about polymers and friction... so easy to do!

Yellow water moving downwards and blue water moving upwards between two glass bottles connected together

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Colourful currents

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A colourful density experiment

It's all about heat!

Foil boat floating on water while a guy adds marbles on top

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Sink the foil boat

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A science activity about floating
How much weight will sink the boat?

String held by a hand while blue water drips down into a tub of water

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Water down a string

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An easy experiment to replicate
Demonstrate water cohesion

Water dropping out of a pipette onto a coin, multiple drops of water

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Drops on a coin

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Explore surface tension
Who can fit the most drops?

Adding detergent to a plastic bowl of water and pepper.

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Pepper & surface tension

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Easily show that surface tension exists!
Simple science with kitchen materials

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Fizzics Education curated a thoughtful and hands-on experience for the children, incorporating practical, skill-based learning activities and followed by a science presentation at the end of the event involving liquid nitrogen. This was delivered safely and effectively, capturing both the children and the parents for the duration of the presentation.

-Macquarie Bank – Family Fun Day

Fizzics Education ran a show today at our school and it was wonderful. He was a great facilitator and the show was age appropriate and well done.

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