Oobleck is a suspension of cornstarch and water that can behave like a solid or a liquid depending on how much pressure you apply. It’s very easy to make at home or in a classroom – it can be a bit messy.

Saturday, August 28, 2010 H2OOOOOOOh! Rocket Challenge Discover the Engineer within… This exciting science challenge, brought to Imagination Station by The Blade, gives kids of all ages the opportunity to design and build their own rocket. We’ll provide everything that you need (bottles, paper, tape, water, etc), you just need to bring the idea and [...]

Film Canister Rockets are a favorite experiment at Imagination Station. We do them frequently within the Science Studio, a learning world that allows visitors to do hands-on experiments and other activities. One of the best things about this activity is that

Materials: 1 can of Soda 1 can of Diet Soda 1 or 2 Large clear containers (like an aquarium, or large bowls) Water What to do: Add water to the aquarium so that it can cover the soda cans. Place the cans into the water. What the Science: The diet soda and regular soda differ [...]

Learn how to make Dinosaur Toothpaste just as we did on WTOL, on August 7, 2010.

Have you ever wondered how plastic is made? This activity lets you make your own plastic.

The Cartesian Ketchup Diver is one, of many activities, that we have available to all of our visitors for free in our exhibit area, Science Studio. This activity uses a ketchup packet, water, and a 20 oz. bottle. In a nutshell the idea is that you place the packet into the bottle and it floats, [...]

Imagination Station challenged area classrooms to stretch the limits of science with rubber bands. Here are the winners!

The 2010 Winter Olympic Games are taking place  in Vancouver, Canada this year. In honor of this prestigious athletic event, Imagination Station is hosting a Science of the Olympics event this weekend, called Go for the Au! (That’s gold, in chemical terms).

Don’t miss our weekly activity in the Little KIDSPACE Science Studio.

This is a quick and simple method for making your own general-purpose “plastic”. The ingredients are milk and vinegar. Is it really plastic? Well, sort of. You will be making a substance called CASIN. It’s from the latin word meaning “cheese.” Casin occurs when the proteins in milk meet the acid in the vinegar. The [...]

Making a shrunken head for Halloween is fun and it only takes a few items to get started. To create a shrunken head you need just a few items. Gather up an apple, granny smith, red delicious, whatever, pretty much any apple will work. The basic steps for making a shrunken head from an apple [...]