Imagination Station is your science resource. Check out some of our favorite DIY experiments that can be replicated at home or in your classroom.
Get ready to view the first total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous United States since 1979 by constructing a pinhole viewer! This activity is also helpful anytime you want to spend some time sun-gazing!
Slime is an easy-to-do, fun activity that never gets old. There is something that everyone loves about making a substance that is gooey and gross.
Take a film canister, add some water and an Alka-Seltzer tablet to create a favorite experiment at Imagination Station.
Oobleck is a suspension of cornstarch and water that can behave like a solid or a liquid depending on how much pressure you apply.
Have you ever wondered about how it all gets made? We have an activity that shows you how to make your own plastic.
This chemical reaction produces a large foamy mess that looks like toothpaste squirting out of a tube.
The journal Perception reports on an interesting visual effect called the “Flashed Face Distortion Effect.”
If it’s hot outside...really hot... would it be hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk?
Making ice cream at home is actually pretty easy to do, and you don’t need any fancy equipment if you’re just making small batches for fun.
There are huge numbers thrown out in daily conversations but does anyone really have a grip on what a BILLION or a TRILLION of anything really looks like?
Multiple chemical reactions occurring at the same time keep this solution clear, for a while, then it suddenly changes to a deep dark blue.
Learn how to make an egg with NO shell while the egg stays intact using things you probably already have in your kitchen.
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