About
Children are curious and love seeing how things work. What’s even better is doing stuff for themselves. Especially when it’s fun, exciting and a little crazy. And this online course has 50 madcap science experiments for kids at home.
Kids will feel like a wizard at Hogwarts as they use household objects and kitchen appliances to recreate mind-blowing experiments. At home, science experiments for kids are so entertaining that they’ll want to do them again and again.
As well as sparking their interest in science, you’re turning their attention off screen time. Start now and pick which of the easy-to-follow experiments to carry out first.
Requirements
International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lessons
Module 1: Let’s Get Started!
- Make your own submarine
- Create a cloud in a bottle
- Rice quicksand
- Homemade litmus test
- Iron out your cereal
- Hurricane in a bottle
- Is that egg hard-boiled?
- Measure the speed of light with margarine
- Freeze a soft drink, instantly
- Chip bag fireworks
Module 2: Fun Experiments For Future Scientists
- Homemade fiber optics
- Soft drink volcano
- Toaster-powered hot-air balloon
- Use your loaf - how to make bread taste sweet
- Why is the sky blue?
- Extract DNA from a kiwi
- How to fool your senses
- Electric slime
- The chemistry of coppers
- Make your own pond skater
Module 3: At-home Fun With Science
- Make your own magnifying glass
- Homemade lava lamp
- Strange glows from sugar
- The mysterious sound of an oven shelf
- Just chill out.. your glow stick
- Tangtastic: make your own fizzy candy
- Plant hydraulics, and why slugs and salt don’t mix
- Hang an ice cube from a thread
- Liquid behaving badly
- Invisibility cloak
Module 4: Even More Fun Home Science
- Turn milk into cheese
- Is that really orange?
- Homemade mini fire extinguisher
- How to make a force field
- Invisible ink
- Seeing the invisible
- The world’s cheapest camera
- Images from a magnifying glass
- Confuse your balance
- DIY butter
Module 5: Getting Your Kids Excited About Science
- Boiling yogurt containers
- Flying tubes
- Make your own gulf stream
- Music from a wine glass
- The science of tidal waves
- The science of pool
- The science of bells and coffee cups
- Jam jars and flywheels
- Waterproof handkerchief
Career
Who is this course for?
- Everyone. These are cool experiments to carry out with or without kids. And we can all learn something from the science behind the experiments
- Families who want their children to understand that science is fun and entertaining
- Parents who homeschool their children will love science lessons using this course
- Teachers and organizers of children’s clubs who want to teach science in a fun way
- Kids’ party planners looking for an exciting, alternative to the usual games and tricks
How will it help me
Help children to fall in love with science and see how it relates to their everyday lives and doesn’t just belong in a laboratory. The home science experiments for kids in this course are fun and educational. Children get to experiment while discovering what science means.
Certification
You will be required to complete each lesson in full, and answer exams at the end of each course module. If your pass rate exceeds 55% on each exam then you are eligible to access a certificate of achievement or other accreditation options to recognize your achievement.
Most of our courses will earn you credits through Continuing Education (CE) / Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CE/CPD points are accepted and recognized by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the US and internationally.
All courses are accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (www.icoes.org) and the The International Association of Private Career Colleges (www.iapcc.org). When successfully completing a course, students can choose to purchase an ICOES certificate that recognizes the achievement, from this third-party institution.
Creator
IOA Original
This course is an exclusive offering from the International Open Academy (IOA). IOA Originals are thoughtfully crafted and developed either in-house by IOA or with complete ownership of production and distribution rights.
Our team of experts has worked diligently to create, write, and produce this course, ensuring it provides learners with a distinctive opportunity to access premium content on a wide range of diverse topics.
Home Science Experiments for Kids 
4345 Students. ICOES Accredited. IAPCC and CPD Certified.
4345 Students.
ICOES Accredited.
IAPCC and CPD Certified.
About
Children are curious and love seeing how things work. What’s even better is doing stuff for themselves. Especially when it’s fun, exciting and a little crazy. And this online course has 50 madcap science experiments for kids at home.
Kids will feel like a wizard at Hogwarts as they use household objects and kitchen appliances to recreate mind-blowing experiments. At home, science experiments for kids are so entertaining that they’ll want to do them again and again.
As well as sparking their interest in science, you’re turning their attention off screen time. Start now and pick which of the easy-to-follow experiments to carry out first.
Requirements
International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Lessons
Module 1: Let’s Get Started!
- Make your own submarine
- Create a cloud in a bottle
- Rice quicksand
- Homemade litmus test
- Iron out your cereal
- Hurricane in a bottle
- Is that egg hard-boiled?
- Measure the speed of light with margarine
- Freeze a soft drink, instantly
- Chip bag fireworks
Module 2: Fun Experiments For Future Scientists
- Homemade fiber optics
- Soft drink volcano
- Toaster-powered hot-air balloon
- Use your loaf - how to make bread taste sweet
- Why is the sky blue?
- Extract DNA from a kiwi
- How to fool your senses
- Electric slime
- The chemistry of coppers
- Make your own pond skater
Module 3: At-home Fun With Science
- Make your own magnifying glass
- Homemade lava lamp
- Strange glows from sugar
- The mysterious sound of an oven shelf
- Just chill out.. your glow stick
- Tangtastic: make your own fizzy candy
- Plant hydraulics, and why slugs and salt don’t mix
- Hang an ice cube from a thread
- Liquid behaving badly
- Invisibility cloak
Module 4: Even More Fun Home Science
- Turn milk into cheese
- Is that really orange?
- Homemade mini fire extinguisher
- How to make a force field
- Invisible ink
- Seeing the invisible
- The world’s cheapest camera
- Images from a magnifying glass
- Confuse your balance
- DIY butter
Module 5: Getting Your Kids Excited About Science
- Boiling yogurt containers
- Flying tubes
- Make your own gulf stream
- Music from a wine glass
- The science of tidal waves
- The science of pool
- The science of bells and coffee cups
- Jam jars and flywheels
- Waterproof handkerchief
Career
Who is this course for?
- Everyone. These are cool experiments to carry out with or without kids. And we can all learn something from the science behind the experiments
- Families who want their children to understand that science is fun and entertaining
- Parents who homeschool their children will love science lessons using this course
- Teachers and organizers of children’s clubs who want to teach science in a fun way
- Kids’ party planners looking for an exciting, alternative to the usual games and tricks
How will it help me
Help children to fall in love with science and see how it relates to their everyday lives and doesn’t just belong in a laboratory. The home science experiments for kids in this course are fun and educational. Children get to experiment while discovering what science means.
Creator
IOA Original
Expertise:
Our team of experts has worked diligently to create, write, and produce this course, ensuring it provides learners with a distinctive opportunity to access premium content on a wide range of diverse topics.