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Air, Pressure and Flying Things

Explore how air pressure creates forces and motion

Hands-on science kids actually DO — not just watch

Explore how air pressure creates forces and motion

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Mission: Underwater Air Rescue science experiment for kids — an upside-down container trapping invisible air underwater to create a hidden survival air cave, demonstrating air pressure and trapped gases. The Crazy Scientist experiment.
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Underwater Air Rescue

Can you trap air underwater to rescue a diver?

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5-12 yrs

Stage 2-3

Easy

Can you build a hidden underwater air cave to save the stranded diver?

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water rising inside a glass placed over an extinguished candle on a plate — Drink Up air pressure science experiment for kids
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Drink Up

Light a candle on a plate of water — predict what happens next.

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7-12 yrs

Stage 3

Easy

A candle. A glass. A plate of water. The flame goes out — and something impossible happens.

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cloud in a bottle experiment showing air pressure and condensation
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Cloud in a Bottle

What makes a real cloud appear — can you do it in your hands?

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9-12 yrs

Stage 3

Medium

Can you make a cloud appear… in your hand?

Squeeze… release… and suddenly — a cloud forms inside the bottle!

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The Gravity Battlefield science experiment for kids — a balloon hovering above a hair dryer demonstrating Bernoulli's Principle, the Coanda Effect, and air pressure. The Gravity Battlefield experiment by The Crazy Scientist.
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The Gravity Battlefield

Can you defeat gravity using nothing but moving air?

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5-12 yrs

Stage 1-3

Easy

A hair dryer pointed at the sky. A balloon above it. Gravity is about to lose an argument — can you predict how?

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glass bottle decorated with googly eyes with a water balloon sucked inside — Feed the Monster air pressure experiment for kids
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Feed the Monster

Can you grow a monster by giving it the right food?

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7-12 yrs

Stage 3

Medium

Your monster is hungry. Can you feed it a balloon — without pushing it in?

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balloon rocket experiment on string showing air pressure and motion
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Balloon Rocket Blast-Off

Can you build a rocket using nothing but a balloon and string?

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5-12 yrs

Stage 2-3

Medium

What if you could launch a rocket… using only air?

No fire. No fuel. Just a balloon — and suddenly it blasts across the room.

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The Invisible Cushion science experiment for kids — a ping pong ball hovering above a handmade card cone with a straw, demonstrating Bernoulli's Principle and the Coanda Effect. The Invisible Cushion experiment by The Crazy Scientist.
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The Invisible Cushion

What happens when your breath meets a ball?

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5-12 yrs

Stage 1-3

Easy

A piece of card. A straw. A ping pong ball. Build it yourself — then see if you can predict what your breath will do to the ball.

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child blowing the Chatterbox Tube which inflates to full length with one breath — Bernoulli science experiment for kids
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The Chatterbox Tube

How far can one breath travel — and what can it do?

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5-12 yrs

Stage 1-3

Easy

One breath. Can you really fill a tube longer than your arm? Make your prediction — then try it.

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upside down water cup experiment showing air pressure
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The Magic Water Cup

Can you flip a full cup upside down without spilling a drop?

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7-12 yrs

Stage 1-3

Medium

How can you flip a cup of water upside down… and not spill a single drop?

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The Stubborn Balloons science experiment for kids — a child blowing between two yellow balloons on strings that are pressing together, demonstrating Bernoulli's Principle and air pressure. The Stubborn Balloons experiment by The Crazy Scientist.
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The Stubborn Balloons

Blow between two balloons — what will actually happen?

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5-12 yrs

Stage 1-3

Easy

Blow between two balloons. Every instinct says they'll fly apart. Try it and see if your instincts are right.

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blowing through a funnel to keep ping pong ball inside a funnel— Bernoulli science experiment for kids
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The Impossible Blow

Can you blow a ping pong ball out of a funnel?

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5-12 yrs

Stage 1-3

Easy

A funnel. A ball. Your breath. What do you think happens next?

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tornado in a bottle experiment creating spinning water vortex
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Tornado in a Bottle

What's the fastest way to empty a full bottle of water?

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5-12 yrs

Stage 2-3

Easy

Can you spin water so fast it turns into a mini tornado?

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