Chemistry experiments

These instructions from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provide directions on how to make your very own lava fizzing volcano.

This pair of activities from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club demonstrates why the oceans do not freeze solid.

Build your own density column with this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club and investigate why layers of different liquids often don't mix.

Try this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club to find out why ice cubes shrink and learn about sublimation.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions for a sticky icy pole activity that explains why orange juice is still sticky on top when frozen.

Try this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club and learn how osmosis helps saltwater creatures to survive.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions on how to make your own model igloo. With this activity you'll learn about how salt changes ice and water.

There are lots of chemicals that can be found in the kitchen, supermarket, hardware store and pharmacy. Gather these chemicals and start making your own dazzling science today!

Try this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club and learn how osmosis helps saltwater creatures to survive.

This activity is from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club and will help you learn about acids and bases using red cabbage.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club uses chromatography to show you how forensic scientists can catch criminals with ink.

These instructions from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provide directions on how to make your own oil activities and recipes, while learning about emulsions.

What makes ice float? And how can you make it dance? This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club will teach you about buoyancy by showing you how to make ice dance!

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club combines bathtime fun and science by providing instructions on how to make your own bath bombs.

This activity provides instructions on how to make your own glue goo and learn about plastics and polymers in the process.

This chemistry activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club creates colourful milk that will help you learn about surface tension in liquids.

This chemistry activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions for making plastic from milk, while learning about proteins and chemistry.

Amaze your friends with this activity that shows you how to pick up an ice cube using just a piece of thread. At the same time you'll learn about how salt affects ice.

This chemistry activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club will help you to learn about why water is so important for life.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions on how to make your own cornflour slime and learn about fluids and viscosity in the process.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions on how to grow your own crystal and learn about super-saturation.

In this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club you'll make your own film canister rocket and learn about the chemical reaction that makes it blast off.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions for an activity that investigates enzymes like those in your liver.

In this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club you'll create a work of art while learning some maths.

CSIRO Education takes safety seriously in all of our activities. While we ensure all activities and demonstrations are as safe as possible, there are some precautions which all young scientists need to keep in mind.