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Asked by George on 20 Jun 2025.
Question: What is the most intresting experiment that i can do at my house
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Aravind Venugopalan Nair Jalajakumari answered on 20 Jun 2025:
This depends on your interests. For example, would you be interested in chemistry or physics or engineering ..
If it was me, I would definitely like to do some engineering experiments at home..
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Antonio Smecca answered on 20 Jun 2025:
Hi George, I love this question, there are many interesting experiments you can do at home! The most interesting is obviously whatever you find most interesting!
A cool experiment to do is the test of the Leidenfrost effect: It explains the strange behaviour of water droplets at very high temperatures. A nice video covering it is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgk4sY9Xn1U&t=42s In the same channel you’ll find many other cool experiments.
Please be careful and follow all safety instructions! -
Rachel Edwards answered on 20 Jun 2025:
Hello! I love the Marvin and Milo series that the Institute of Physics have,
https://spark.iop.org/marvin-and-milo
It’s great for physics-related experiments. The Alka-Seltzer rocket is a lot of fun, but make sure to follow the instructions safely and don’t put your head right over it… -
Mark Ridgill answered on 20 Jun 2025:
One cool experiment is to extract DNA from strawberries – All you need is strawberries – (extra for tasting is essential!), water, salt, washing up liquid and surgical spirit and something to filter it with like a coffee filter paper or some cloth.
You can use surgical spirit (propan2-ol) instead of the ethanol described here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/znm66v4/revision/5As a chemist I’d be remiss if I didn’t suggest growing crystals, they are beautiful things and easy to grow with a little patience
https://thestemhub.org.uk/stem-at-home/item/grow-your-own-crystals
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