The Lions Learning Lab features exciting science experiments facilitated by Penn State Altoona faculty and staff. The videos on this page are safe experiments you can try at home. Please scroll down this page for lists of some of our other demonstrations.
Experiments You Can Try at Home
What is oobleck you may ask? This Non-Newtonian fluid is made from two simple ingredients you may have in your kitchen, corn starch, and water. Try out this fun demo!
Ever bounce a bubble? Find out how by making a bubble solution using household supplies such as dish detergent, corn syrup, and water!
Have you ever wanted to do a magic trick and use science at the same time? Explore using basic household supplies such as an egg, plate, glass of water, and a recycled toilet paper roll in an experiment we call Egg drop. Using just an egg and making a solution of salt and water learn how to make the egg float using the properties of density!
Additional Demonstrations
Penn State Altoona science faculty and staff regularly visit Studio 814—a local television show—to highlight additional fun science demonstrations.
Don't try these at home!
- Elephant toothpaste
- Elephant toothpaste outdoors
- Rainbow Connection
- Liquid Nitrogen
- Liquid Nitrogen Cloud
- Liquid nitrogen Part 2
- LED in Liquid Nitrogen
- Melting Stryofoam
- Burning Money – Only for Demonstration purposes do not try this at home
- Making a Mirror
- Blowing up Paint Cans
- Eye Catching Experiments – Spooktacular preview 2023
Try these at home!
- Makey Makey Piano – Using water to make music
- Mentos Geyser
- Dissecting Diapers – Diaper Polymer
- Turning Orange into Black
- Bernoulli Bags – Diaper Genie
- Hot vs. cold water jar experiment and Intermolecular forces with newspaper
- Turn your smartphone into a 3D Hologram using plastic drink cap
- Ink-Leaf Boat Science Experiment
- Magic Self-Inflating Balloons using vinegar and baking soda
