Wow That's Amazing

The kids use balloons to experiment with static electricity and electric charges, centrifugal force to overcome gravity, and much more.

Exploring the oscillation of pendulums with stuffed animals and trying an experiment using air-based propulsion to power a mini jet boat.

How yawns can be contagious; how the size of vibrations affects the pitch of the sound.

How to use the forces of inertia for some simple magic tricks and how chroma-keying is used to fake photos.

Experimenting using cross-contour lines to create the illusion of dimension and finding out how the center of gravity affects balance.

Transforming kinetic energy into potential energy in a bouncy ball and using perspective as a simple tool for calculation.

The connection between buoyancy force and surface; a card-based illusion that tricks the brain's perception of length.

A look at how telescopes use lenses to focus light and periscopes use mirrors to bounce light.

Find out how GPS tracking uses microwave signals to give information on location and speed and how to detect lies using body signals.

Let's explore how soap molecules bond to form bubbles and try a vanishing trick using a box of crayons.

The kids explore how objects move from areas of high air pressure to areas of low air pressure and how space suits protect astronauts.

Exploring why humans evolved opposable thumbs; experimenting with movie effects using the illusion of forced perspective.

The kids take on experiments using the center of gravity to create the illusion of an object rolling uphill.

Exploring how simultaneous contrast can be used to create illusions, and why sugar content affects cola density, causing it to sink or float.

Static electricity with everyday household objects; magic tricks that use atmospheric pressure and adhesive force.

The kids experiment with using air pressure to create propulsion in rockets and explore tricky ways to fold paper into mind-bending shapes.

The kids try different experiments, from the basics of forensic evidence collection to photography ideas to fake a vacation.

The kids experiment with creating a disco ball out of a dodecahedron and turning a smartphone into a hologram projector.

The kids master experiments and learn about heart rate, how gravity can affect blood pressure and the phenomenon of afterimages.

The kids explore how sensory deprivation affects the human body and why acrobats rely on their center of gravity.

The kids explore an optical illusion the brain can't keep up with and make an easy DIY speaker to amplify a phone's sound.

Let's try a classic card trick that relies on memory and explore the elastic properties of a rubber band ball.

Let's find out more about transferring sound through vibration across surfaces and how sight can affect our sense of taste.

Exploring some chemical reactions that create pressure-based propulsion; trying some new tricks.

Extracting casein protein from milk to make plastic; exploring human facial symmetry with mirrors.

Let's try filming a homemade horror movie and find out how to use inertia in a magic trick.