Real science at the kitchen table
Projects you can build with things you already have, explained the way a great teacher would. Experiments include age-appropriate printable worksheets and answer guides.
Four steps, one afternoon
Watch
Start with Bruce's video together. It sets up the surprise.
Predict
Before building, ask "what do you think will happen?" and write it down.
Build & test
Follow the numbered steps. Grown-up steps are clearly marked.
Explain
Read "What's going on?" and fill in the worksheet for your child's age.
Start with the right project
20 experiments
Cup Flyers · Marble Tracks & Loop-the-Loop · Do-Nothing Machine and more.
26 experiments
Cup Flyers · Marble Tracks & Loop-the-Loop · Do-Nothing Machine and more.
26 experiments
Cup Flyers · Marble Tracks & Loop-the-Loop · Do-Nothing Machine and more.
Done in under 30 minutes
Cup Flyers
Why does a spinning cup fly up instead of falling down?
String Shooter
How can you make a loop of string fly?
High Road, Low Road Race
Can the long way be the fast way?
Ramp Walkers
How can a cardboard toy walk with no motor?
Siphons
How can water climb up and out of a jar?
Musical Bottles
Why does the same bottle sing high when you blow but low when you tap?
Homeschool-ready
Each experiment includes vocabulary, a worksheet and an answer guide, so it can stand as a complete science lesson.
Safe by design
Steps that need an adult are labelled "Grown-up". Anything involving tools, heat or pressure carries a clear safety note.
Science fair ideas Soon
Many experiments turn naturally into a fair test. A science fair guide is in the works.