About

This site was created because of the author’s daughter, Ally. Ally is like most kids, inquisitive, curious and eager to explore her world. But, again like most kids, her desire to run, learn, explore and play is undirected.

The Digital Bits Science Lab is a website collection of science experiments for young children. Many science resources are available for older students (particularly those of Science Olympiad age). There are far fewer resources of science experiments for young children. In addition, there are fewer resources that focus on teaching scientific fundamentals.

The Digital Bits Science Lab does these things. It intentionally stays away from the “Science Olympiad” level projects and instead presents easy, fun science experiments for children. These science experiments have a less complex presentation (easier to demo in a classroom or home environment), and are great science experiments for younger children with shorter attention spans.

Using these semi-structured hands-on science experiments and science education for children, you can teach specific scientific concepts, or just have some fun with your children and students learning about this world and how it works.

The “Science Labs” don’t have to be labeled as such. The intent is to have these science experiments be more play than formal education. We want to teach the child that exploration, learning and fun can all be the same thing. This gives an educational nudge towards a playtime that may not normally have it.

The science experiments visually illustrate the basics of science, and present fun, affordable and educational ways to present those basics. All Science Lab experiments are categorized into topics as well as being sorted into an estimated difficulty. This way the reader can easily find experiments matching their interests and complexity and time requirements.

Many of the Science Lab experiments are designed so that a child can research and perform them alone. Others will require guidance and help from parents or educators. Most Science Lab experiments have illustrations or photos of the labs themselves.

Browse the category structure to find science experiments targeting specific topics, age ranges or levels of difficulty.

If you’d like to comment on a particular experiment, whether it’s to offer suggestions or criticism, please do. You can click the “Comments” link after any Science Lab post.

If you’d like to contact the Digital Bits Science Lab, use the “Contact DBSL” link on the left menu, or email digitalbits@andybrain.com.

The Digital Bits Science Lab is not liable for anything bad happening as a result of the experiments on this site, and is not responsible for the content of external links. As with most things in life, be safe and make sure you fully understand what you’re doing before attempting any of the experiments here.