15 super fun DIY science experiments for kids to try at home

It might not be as massive as a 500,000kg white cumulus cloud, but it is perfectly possible to make your own cloud in a used drinks bottle.

Slime is great fun to play with, and its properties are underpinned by some serious science.

Try not to let this one put you off your corn flakes.

Spark the imagination for pennies.

This is one to really sink your tusks into.

This science experiment definitely won't end with a bang.

Create crazy shapes and weird blobs of matter with this fun ferrofluid experiment.

Try not to spill this one on your genes.

We often hear about the dangers of sugary soft drinks, but this eye-opening experiment shows you that all acidic drinks can be bad for your pearly whites – even the ones you thought were healthy.

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