Flame Test - Colorful Elements
Blue, orange, and yellow flames are pretty common. What about green or purple flames? When you’re used to the everyday colors of flames, colorful changes […]
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Slime Art
We all know that playing with slime is one of the best things in the world. But, what do you do when you’re done. You […]
American Flag Optical Illusion
At first, your eyes are working just fine and the image your brain produces for you is correct even though you may wonder a little […]
Sugar Crystal Ornaments
Sugar is delicious, sweet and… perfect for creating colorful, beautiful ornaments? This holiday season, grab a bag of granulated sugar and mix yourself a supersaturated […]
Stained Glass Sugar
Sugar has many uses but maybe you didn’t know it can be used to make “glass” – even stained glass. You combine the science of […]
Sugar Rainbow - Stacking Liquids in a Straw
Explore the science of density as you learn how liquids of different densities stack on top each other. A simple combination of some sugar and […]
Heat Sensitive Worms
There’s nothing better than having a bowl full of worms without the hassle of digging them out of the ground… and all by using fascinating […]
Vampire Slime - Eerie Green and Blood Red
When you mix Vampire Slime Goo and Cross-Linker, it appears to be normal green slime, but hold the oozing blob up to a source of […]
Better Than Glue Slime - It's Shaker Slime
Making slime is super easy if you know the secret recipe. Too much or too little of either solution and you’ll get something that looks […]
LED Throwies
Graffiti Research Lab first introduced us to the awesome throwie idea, and we loved it. Ever since, we’ve been playing around with the idea of […]
Rainbow Snow
We’ll admit, we take a little bit of offense when someone says, “Snow only comes in white.” Apparently, they’ve never seen the Rainbow Snow activity.
Disappearing Color Wheel
When Sick Science! first got its start, we introduced an experiment called the Color Mixing Wheel. This spinning science toy was a great way to […]
The Power of Bleach
Water and bleach: historically, this pair go together pretty well, namely in the world of cleanliness. Bleach is a remarkably caustic base that, when diluted […]
Homemade Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscopes are an incredible tool for witnessing the effects of refracting light, but putting your own kaleidoscope together can be a pain. We’ve simplified the […]
Candy Chromatography
Candies come in all shapes and sizes. You might find spheres in all the colors of the rainbow or find tiny discs that are colored […]
Disappearing Ghost Eggs
It looks like an ordinary glass of water… crystal clear water. But hiding just below the surface of the water is an amazing collection of […]
Perfect Fake Blood - 5 Easy Recipes
A few gallons of fake blood are just the ticket for your Halloween haunted house, for some innocent pranks, or for emergency preparedness training. The problem is […]
Rainbow Test Tube
Grow and color jelly-like crystals, then layer them in a plastic tube so you can see the colors blend and change. Our baby soda bottle […]
Color Mixing Gobstoppers (Candy Science)
Hard candies are known for their bright colors, delicious tastes, as well as having a ton of sugar. While munching on a handful of candy […]
Candy Science - Floating Letters
M&Ms have the slogan of melting in your mouth, but not in your hands. You wanna know something cool? The special melting property is totally […]
Liquid Layers - Salt Water Density Straw
Density can be a difficult scientific property to grasp. With that in mind, we found a way to make the science of density a colorful, […]
Bubbling Blob - Lava Lamp
Learn how to make a wave bottle using oil, water, and a secret ingredient that makes the whole thing fizz, bubble, and erupt.
Colorful Convection Currents
Cool, crisp, clean mountain air has long been an important reason why people move to Colorado, USA. Unfortunately, the air in the city of Denver […]
Color Mixing Tray
How fast can you mix 24 different colors using only red, yellow, and blue water? Experiment by adding droplets of primary color to the 24 […]