Short, easy, cheap projects that most anyone can do. Sometimes we assume you work really fast, have parts lying around, &/or a wicked set of tools.
Most experiments we do here start out with some known property, or material, or existing experiment, or whatever inspiration- rarely do I follow instructions and just duplicate a thing, but this is probably as close as I’ve come so far. […]
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Here’s an easy one- Vortex gun. You can actually pretty well buy one right here if you want to do it the easy way. There is also a pistol style toy if that’s your interest. However, its not hard to […]
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When I was a kid, I used to do a version of this with pepper sprinkled on water and a drop of soap. Some genius came up with foodcoloring on milk instead and it’s pretty psychedelic.
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We’re rocket fans. Particularly, of SpaceX- but in general too. When in the mood to launch our own, we have a good number of options: Easy- we just print some cardstock graphics (falcon/Saturn V/etc), roll them up and add a […]
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Delilah loves our trampoline(s). Every day is leg day. It’s one of the best investments we’ve made (particularly the mesh safety surround). One thing that helped us learn more about planetary (among other) physics is use of orbits around the […]
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This is where we learn about how hydraulics work. We started off by ordering this universally handy pack of syringes off Amazon. Obviously, these get used for tons of other experiments and tasks as well, but in this case we […]
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This one’s pretty straightforward, really. Just your average zipline- find two secure things, and run a line between them. This is best done with a steel cable- I happen to have one lying around from an old winch. You can […]
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We have a cheap illuminated globe that’s actually pretty nice. It has glossy finish and so we seized that opportunity to pick up some flexible vinyl sheet and iron on custom art. This actually was a little harder than I […]
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Classic newton’s cradle is a good way to illustrate conservation of energy. We’re not doing too much different here but scaling things up so they can be a bit more interactive, and using some pool balls we already had available. […]
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Furry unicorn hooves, a unicorn horn, and a rainbow dipped body. Farewell colorful rocket! There were actually a few versions made of this one- we were originally just looking for excuses to try out paint dipping and happened to have […]
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