Science Max

Phil builds a Rube Goldberg Machine and experiments with different types of energy to make a cake fly.

Phil builds a trebuchet - a giant lever-based catapult - and uses it to send a pumpkin flying.

Phil shows how to build a robot arm that can be powered by hydraulics and discovers the power of water with a hydraulic crushing machine.

Phil looks at the different forces that make things spin. He shows how to make a gyroscopic whirligig and a Magnus Effect flyer.

Phil shows how to build a geodesic dome with gum drops and toothpicks. Then he maxes it out with oranges and watermelons.

Phil discovers the science of polymers and shows where they can be found all around us. He makes his favourite polymer - slime.

Phil shows how you can build a rocket powered by an antacid tablet. He uses chemistry to burst a balloon and to make light and crystals.

Phil demonstrates material science by smashing some eggs. He does a pumpkin experiment using polymers, foam and armour.

Phil looks at opposing forces. He shows how to make a water and gravity-powered boat based on Newton's Third Law.

Phil shows how to do a simple friction experiment. Then he maxes it out with frogs, rice and two books stuck together.

Phil does an experiment on propulsion by building a mousetrap-powered boat. He maxes the experiment out using Newton’s First Law of Motion.

Phil does some flying experiments. He builds a tumble wing – a paper airplane that flies on a cushion of air. Then he discovers propellers.

Phil experiments with gas pressure using fizzy drinks, an air compressor and mints. Then he maxes it out with carbonation and a vacuum.