Try at home science experiments

Children interact with an exhibit at the Great Exhibition Road Festival.

Simple home science experiments for children, produced for the Great Exhibition Road Festival.

These experiments use six items of kit or fewer, and are perfect for trying at home or in a classroom environment.

They were initially developed as handouts for the Great Exhibition Road Festival, a free three-day celebration of science and arts that takes place in South Kensington each year.

Try at home experiments

Build a hovercraft

Learn to make your own hovercraft out of just a balloon, a CD and a drinks bottle cap.

Make a sugar density tower

Experiment with liquid density using only sugar, water and a glass container.

Split a sunbeam

Explore how beams of light work with a glass of water and a piece of card.