ScienceXplosion

Eric uses a magic trick to show how density causes some things to float and others to sink to the bottom.

Eric uses a hula hoop to explore nature and create a special research area teeming with life.

Eric learns about friction by rolling a ball over different surfaces and rubbing his hands together to warm them up.

Eric learns how the Bernoulli Principle and playing with the flow of air can help him inflate a plastic bag.

Eric learns how to make an airbrush out of straws. Thanks to the Bernoulli principle, he uses it to create his own work of art.

Eric mixes baking powder and water and creates a chemical reaction strong enough to launch a toy rocket.

Eric makes a rocket from a plastic bottle. Then he uses an air pump to cause a transfer of energy that launches the rocket into the sky.

Eric shows how to do a fingerprint experiment. Then he uses it to find out who took a bite out of his chocolate cake.

Eric draws a goldfish and a bowl and then uses them to create a great optical illusion that’s easy to make at home.

Eric learns how to make an electromagnet using a nail, a battery and some electrical wire. He uses it to pick up paper clips.

Eric learns what a tornado is – wind rotating very fast in a vortex shape. Then makes his own tornado using recycled plastic bottles.

Eric learns that an anemometer – an instrument to measure wind speed – is important for sailors and for pilots. Then he makes one himself.

Eric learns the difference between insects and other bugs. He finds out that insects have a head, thorax, abdomen, antennae, and six legs.

Eric learns how to make a paper plane. He finds out that the way a plane flies is related to how the air moves over its surface.

Eric learns that plants have different ways to make their seeds fly as far away as possible. He makes a little paper helicopter.

Eric learns that computer coding means writing programmes that tell robots and computers how to do certain jobs.

Eric learns that if you have red, blue, and yellow paint, you can mix them to create lots of different colours..

Eric learns how a compass works. He makes one using a needle, and he discovers that the Earth is like a great big magnet.

Eric learns that even concrete can float if it has the right shape. He makes a paper boat strong enough to carry toy cars across water.

Eric does a fun experiment with a glass of water to show how refraction plays tricks with our eyes.

Eric separates the colours in a felt tip pen using chromatography. This gives him a way to write secret messages.

Eric uses an ice cube experiment to show how light colours reflect light and heat better than dark colours.

Eric gets inspiration from animals who have adapted to stay warm and dry and learns how to put his hand in very cold water safely.

Eric learns that yeast is used to make bread rise. He does an experiment to show that it can also be used to blow up a balloon.