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  • swirls of food colouring in milk

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

  • Oil & Water

    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.

  • photo of a bubble print

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

  • Cabbage chemistry experiment.

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

  • fountain pen and ink jar.

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

  • A bowl containing green cornflour slime.

    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.

  • photos for the cracking fun experiment

    In this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club you'll learn about how what happens when water freezes. It's powerful stuff!

  • Two long crystals. Photo from www.sxc.hu.

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

  • Photo of ice floating in oil

    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!

  • photo of ice and water in a tin can

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

  • photo of a jar containing colourful density layers

    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.

  • Film canister and hand adding white powder to lid of film canister.

    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.

  • Glue Goo experiment

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

  • Photo of pieces of liver on a plate

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

  • Tanya Patrick and Marie Davies build an igloo in Antarctica.

    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.

  • Kids making bath bombs

    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.

  • Sugar Cubes

    In this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Club you'll learn about different types of sugars and the secret to making them sweeter.

  • photo of ice cubes

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

  • Casein

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

  • Photo of an ice cube with a string on top.
    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.
  • Shrunken apple head in salt

    This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions on how to make your own shrunken apple head while learning about desiccants and how the Egyptians made mummies.

  • icy mountains

    In this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club you'll slice through an iceblock, without cutting it in two! You'll also learn how pressure affects ice and how glaciers move.

  • Photo of an orange popsicle

    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.

  • Sultana Ballet experiment

    With this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club you can make sultanas dance with chemical reactions.

  • Earth from space

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