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Vacuum an Egg into a Bottle!

Using a candle's flame to create negative air pressure, we vacuum a whole egg into a bottle!

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Making a Rain Gauge!

By creating a rain gauge of our very own, we can discover what the weather is like in our own backyard!

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Vacuum an Egg into a Bottle!

Using a candle's flame to create negative air pressure, we vacuum a whole egg into a bottle!

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The Gardening of the Future!

We create a Hydroponics planter to help grow food without the need for traditional soil! With many applications, from growing in difficult climates or during space travel, hydroponics sure is the gardening of the future.

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Exploring Cohesion!

By dropping water on a coin, we can observe the affects of surface tension and cohesion!

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Making a Tumblewing Glider!

We make a Tumblewing Glider so we can observe the affects of aerodynamics and how it helps humans fly!

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Make a Bouncing Egg!

Using a simple chemical reaction, we can make an egg that bounces! We take this experiment a step further by creating a version that glows in the dark as well!

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Exploring Energy!

We've got an experiment that's not only mind-blowing but also a ton of fun. Get set for the Popsicle Stick Chain Reaction!

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Making a DIY Pinhole Camera!

Follow along to make your very own Pinhole Camera that will allow you to watch the spectacle of a Solar Eclipse from your own backyard!

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Walking Water Rainbow Experiment!

Get ready to watch water defy gravity in this amazing demonstration of Capillary Action!

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Leak Proof Bag Experiment!

In this experiment, we’re going to poke holes in a plastic bag

filled with water… without it leaking!

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Making a Thermometer!

Using household items, we're going to make a thermometer that reacts to hot and cold environments.

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Making Spiderweb Slime!

We're going to do a little spider-work of our own and make Spiderweb Slime to stretch into a marvellous web.

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Charles' Law and

Gaseous Volumes!

Simple materials from around the house help us explore how temperature affects the volume of gas.

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Making Glow-in-the-Dark Jello!

Using household ingredients, we can make Jello that glows with fluorescence when exposed to ultraviolet light.

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Making a Butterfly Feeder!

Using household items, you can make a Butterfly Feeder to help attract some beautiful insects to your neighbourhood.

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Making Recycled Biodegradable Seedling Pots!

Using a really simple process, we can recycle our own paper and form it into seedling pots we can plant right into the soil of our garden.

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Methane Gas

Landfill Experiment!

We recreate the effects of a traditional landfill with organic waste to show the harm of not composting food properly.

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Making a Barometer!

We’re going to make a simple, at-home barometer to allow us to glimpse into upcoming weather patterns.

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Making a Density Column!

We make a 9 layer density column.

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Making Hot Ice!

This chemical reaction looks like magic,

turning liquid into a solid crystal.

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Bending Light!

We explore the properties of light and how they can be manipulated through refraction.

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Making Magnetic Slime!

This slime has a mind of it's own once
it gets near a rare earth magnet.

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Making Milk Plastic!

Household ingredients turn into fascinating, biodegradable plastic in this experiment fit for a Queen.

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Making Alginate Gummy Worms!

Some special ingredients and some chemistry

help us make a gastronomic treat.

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Supercool Ice Cream in a Bag!

Using a supercooling solution, we can make ice cream with just a couple ingredients and without a machine.

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Making a Lemon Battery!

With a special kit, we power a watch with a lemon.

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Elephant Toothpaste!

This at-home version of elephant toothpaste is bubbly, messy fun.

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Making Crystal Sugar Sticks!

With a lot of sugar and even more patience, we watch sucrose molecules bond together to form some tasty science.

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Supercool Frozen Bubbles!

Braving the cold, we watch a bubble freeze

and become its very own work of art.

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Making a Tornado in a Jar!

With a simple experiment using centrifugal force,

we can study a force of nature.

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Food Dye Rainbow!

Using the food dye in skittles, we can make a colourful rainbow.

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Glitter Slime!

This slime sparkles from the inside out with glitter

and becomes messy, beautiful fun.

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Fluffy Slime!

This beginner slime is great for molding or

experimenting with ways to make it unique.

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Making Ferrofluid!

This alien-looking liquid comes to life

when a magnetic field is introduced.

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Inverted Bubbles!

A recipe for strong bubbles and a special frame means

we can poke a hole in a bubble.

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Growing Bacteria Cultures!

We grow bacteria cultures from household items

to see what grows all around us.

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Supercool Fast Freeze Water!

Using a supercooling solution we can bring a bottle of water below its normal freezing point, then watch it freeze within seconds.

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Lava Lamp Density!

By stacking liquids with different densities,

we can make our own version of a lava lamp.

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Making Non-Newtonian Fluid

aka Ooze!

In this experiment, we have fun with a liquid that's also a solid.

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Puking Pumpkin!

and how to roast pumpkin seeds 

How to use a simple chemical reaction to making a puking pumpkin, as well as a recipe for a tasty treat.

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Making Fake Blood!

This quick recipe makes fake blood that's safe to eat

and makes any costume spookier.

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Flowers Changing Colour!

We use food colouring to change the colour of flowers.

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Toilet Paper Air Pressure!

A super quick and easy look into air pressure.

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At Clayton's Exploration Station, we believe that knowledge is for everyone.

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Stay curious, Explorers.

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