Easy Science Experiments to Try with Your Kids at Home

We typically like to abide by the rule: “Don’t try this at home”. But sometimes, when people do science experiments at home they get some pretty cool results. And sometimes nature makes its own interesting experiments that remind us to be curious. While we don’t encourage doing most of these experiments without some expertise, we’ve gathered some experiments for you to admire. These are some cool science experiments that went right and we think you’ll agree, the results are pretty interesting. 

This creative spirit wanted to discover what would happen if you heated up a marble over a flame and then immediately dropped it into cold water. As it turns out, the results are pretty cool! The marble is cracked all throughout the inside.

Waterfalls are beautiful on their own, but add frozen mist to the mix and it looks like a winter wonderland. Mist off a waterfall can freeze if the temperatures drop rapidly, which makes it look like time froze the water in place (or maybe Elsa). 

Someone walking along the beach came across this fascinating sand sculpture. If I found it I would have had no idea what could create it. As it turns out, lighting can strike the sand and petrify it, leaving it in this interesting shape that could be out of a Sci-Fi movie.

Have you ever wondered what a coconut would look like completely polished? Neither have we, but now we’re happy we’ve seen it. We have to give it up for whoever had the time to polish this whole thing. How long do you think it took?

We’ve all left something in the fridge for far too long. Things get lost in the back and the smell usually reminds you about your forgotten food. Cabbage, if left for long enough, will begin to bloom into a beautiful plant that will eventually produce its own cabbage plants.

If you don’t have the green thumb, let us be the first to inform you that carrots need to be thinned out when you plant them, so they don’t overcrowd each other and end up in a tangled mess. Evenly space out your seeds if you don’t want the carrots to become intertwined while they’re growing underground.

Prepare yourself. This is a gross one. An 8-year-old put their hand in a petri dish and this is the bacteria that grew. We’re cringing too. It’s no secret that kids can be nasty, but seeing the germs on full display is pretty graphic. 

One thing we’ve learned is that nature prevails! It can grow almost anywhere and in any conditions. This bike was left outside and moss started to grow in the crack in the seat. It’s probably not what they bought the bike for, but it’s pretty fascinating anyway. 

The microwave is not typically the safest place to perform “do it yourself” experiments because of the potential for explosions and fire. We don’t know who the first person to put a highlighter in a microwave was, but they certainly discovered a pretty colorful result.

Freeze drying almost anything is bound to result in something cool. We’re not sure who thought to freeze dry gummy worms but we are sure happy they did. They blow up and become crunchy but retain the same flavor (apparently).

This is one of the more creative ways we’ve seen someone design a pumpkin. Forget pumpkin carving. This year, grow your own pumpkin in a mold of any shape you desire. While it will take some planning and forethought, the results are pretty amazing!