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You’ve probably seen this happen at a restaurant. You’re sipping your drink through a straw. You glance at your glass at just the right angle, and the straw looks “broken”. Let’s take a closer look at what’s happening.
The Digital Bits Science Labs are fun science experiments for young children. Kids, make sure you have an adult's permission before trying any of these science experiments.
Digital Bits Science Lab
Science Experiments for Kids, Parents and Teachers
See refraction in a glass of water
Learn colors and color combinations with food coloring
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It’s easy, fun, kinda messy, and colorful. Learn about subtractive color combinations. Learn what colors make other colors.
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Levitate your arm with muscle memory
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A simple demonstation of “muscle memory” and the subconscious actions of our body.
Learn about air pressure from a leaky bottle
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A leaky bottle can teach how air pressure works, and how strong air pressure is - It can stop water from flowing!
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How to join and separate two streams of water - surface tension in action
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Surface tension is a special attribute of water. When water is exposed to air, it forms a thin “skin” that keeps the water together. This is how some bugs skim over a water’s surface: surface tension keeps them from sinking into the water.
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How to separate salt and pepper
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This experiment shows how to separate pepper and salt using a balloon and static electricity.
Move a stream of water with a balloon and static electricity
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You can direct the flow of water without touching it. All you need is a little static electricity.
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Food coloring fireworks with oil-water separation
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Oil and water don’t mix. Putting food coloring in oil, and letting it slowly settle into a glass of water will create “water fireworks”, little streamers of color cruising down through the water.
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Energy transfer experiment and super-ball-bouncing
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This experiment shows the concept of energy transfer, how kinetic energy can be transferred from one object to another. It also demonstrates a basic concept of Einstein’s E=mc2 equation, about mass-energy equivalence.
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A classic, easy chemical reaction with baking soda and vinegar
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What is a chemical reaction? Experiment with baking soda and vinegar
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