Biology experiments

This Double Helix Science Club activity provides instructions on how to make an autumn leaf display. In this activity you'll learn about how to collect and preserve plants.

This Double Helix Science Club activity provides instructions on how to make an autumn leaf display. In this activity you'll learn about how to collect and preserve plants.

Cane toads, fire ants and blackberry bushes - read about the environmental and economic problems caused by invasive species and try a classroom activity to learn more.

Do you love learning about what goes on inside your body? Learn what makes animals and humans tick with this list of fun and informative biology websites.

Learn a bit about how your brain works in this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club which provides instructions for a couple of mind boggling tricks.

Learn a bit about how your brain works in this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club which provides instructions for a couple of mind boggling tricks.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions for making your very own DNA model. In the process, learn about the role of DNA and what it is made of.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions for making your very own DNA model. In the process, learn about the role of DNA and what it is made of.

Make your own DNA model with this template, and see for yourself the famous double helix shape. Brought to you by CSIRO’s Double Helix Science Club.  

Make your own DNA model with this template, and see for yourself the famous double helix shape. Brought to you by CSIRO’s Double Helix Science Club.  

In this game from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club you play the role of an emperor penguin using tricky footwork to fight for its offspring's survival.

In this game from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club you play the role of an emperor penguin using tricky footwork to fight for its offspring's survival.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions for extracting DNA in your own kitchen.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions for extracting DNA in your own kitchen.

This web page from CSIRO's Double Helix Club provides instructions on how to do the Freezing Fingers activity. In this activity you will learn about insulation.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions on how to create your own anatomical drawings. Before you know it you'll be drawing like the masters!

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

In this Double Helix Science Club activity you'll learn how to make your own underwater viewer so you can study your aquatic friends without the surface of the water interfering with your view.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions for learning about food preservation while making something delicous.

This activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club provides instructions for learning about food preservation while making something delicous.

Since it was introduced in the 1960s, the Portuguese millipede has become a problem in Australia, but how much of a problem? Read about how members of CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club helped to research these pesky invasive critters.

Since it was introduced in the 1960s, the Portuguese millipede has become a problem in Australia, but how much of a problem? Read about how members of CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club helped to research these pesky invasive critters.

See if you can impair your friend's ability to recognise faces in this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club, which provides instructions for boggling your friend's mind.

See if you can impair your friend's ability to recognise faces in this activity from CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club, which provides instructions for boggling your friend's mind.

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