Exploring Liquids: An Experiment
Oct 16
Here's a fun experiment you can try using the contents of your kitchen cupboard. Explore the effects of different densities and learn about refraction, viscosity and the planet Jupiter.
Make Your Own Spectrometer
Jul 02
Spectrometers are used, like prisms, to spread light out into the component colours. This enables us to understand the compositions of everything from stars to streetlights. Here I show you how to make your own spectrometer and give you a few examples of what you can see with it.
Air Pressure and Coke Cans
Jun 06
Another physics experiment you can perform in your kitchen. This time let's crush a can using just pressure. We will create a vacuum and then see how powerful air pressure can be. Oh and we crush things!
Measure the Speed of Light Using Your Microwave
May 13
Using the microwave oven in your kitchen, you can measure a fundamental property of the universe: the speed of light. All you need are some tasty marshmallows and a ruler.
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