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Here are some amazing science activities you can do at home or in the classroom.

Activities marked with a symbol also include a video.

Do you want to see some of these activities performed live? Invite the Questacon Science Squad to perform a spectacular science show for your school, school holiday program, shopping centre or special event in the Sydney metropolitan area.

Balloons Balloon blow-out Balloon kebab Balloon-powered car Balloons in bottles Model of a lung Stop the pop Bubbles Bubble mix recipe Oil and water Pepper scatter Pop-top fountain Soap boat Storm in a Saucer Climate Change Bottled clouds Mini greenhouse Solar-powered oven Deep Ocean Discovery Convection Currents Elephant's toothpaste Predator or prey Squidy - The Cartesian Diver Electricity Aluminium can static roll Balloon compass Floating octopus Pop fuse Solenoid chute Wired for sound Fluids Borax slime Cornflour slime Falling marbles Lava lamp Nappy soak		Forces Bottle accelerometer Bouncing with energy CD balloon hovercraft Corrugated paper Count the drops Knock down clown Pop rocket Ruler break Steam powered can Suspended egg Thirsty Candle Senses A test of nerve Scented balloons Shake a box Taste test Tricky pictures Fizzy Sherbet Sound Glass bottle orchestra Handmade honker Humming hangers Investigative Rain Stick Orbiting money Weird whirring widget Wired for sound Temperature Blubber hand Cool crush Fantastic Shrinking Plastic Supercooled Water Science ice-cream Temperature layers Toilet roll cooler Other activities CD spectrometer Chromatography card Colourful chemistry Crystal snowflake Edible candle Marble roller coaster Mentos fountain Rising water table Star gazer Stop the rot Teabag rocket

Looking for more places to learn online? For students, ABC’s web site The Lab is a great gateway to science news, fact sheets and activities. For a unique perspective, visit Dr. Karl, one of Australia’s favourite science communicators. Dr. Karl explores science, myths and misconceptions with a healthy dose of humour. Or try BrainPOP for educational animations for kids on a whole host of science related topics.