KFVS12 News & Weather Cape Girardeau, Carbondale, Poplar BluffScience Lab Experiment Archive
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What happens when you mix vinegar with baking soda? It creates a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide gas that can cause an explosion.
Here's an experiment that will teach the kids a lesson on why you shouldn't smoke. The slimy experiment represents the amount of phlegm a person with emphysema usually coughs up in one day.
Here's an experiment that will show kids how the stem is used to carry water to different parts of a plant.
Did you know that all you need are a few things from the kitchen and you can create some homemade toothpaste.
Did you know a leaf blower can be used to rapidly unroll an entire roll of toilet Paper? Science reporter Jason Lindsey tells you the cool science behind this awesome experiment.
Here's an amazing experiment you've got to try at home. You'll think there's something magical going on when you see how fast you can make your crystal "garden" grow. This is one garden you'll never need to weed!
Trying to get the toy out of the cereal box can be difficult, but according to science reporter Jason Lindsey a little science can make this job much easier.
It's all about convection and it's a Heartland Science Lab experiment you've got to try at home. Science reporter Jason Lindsey and a kid scientist show you the science behind a convection current.
Eggs aren't just for eating! Did you know you can do some cool science experiments with eggs?
Many of you love to eat popcorn, but did you know there's a lot of science behind this tasty treat?
Some of you might use in the shower, but have you ever considered putting it in the microwave? We're talking about Ivory Soap and science reporter Jason Lindsey along with a kid scientist recently showed you a squeaky clean experiment that might have got you and your family hooked on science.
Here's an experiment that will have your friends going wow. Jason Lindsey and a Heartland kid scientist show you an amazing science trick.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Science reporter Jason Lindsey shows you how to have a "blast" with science.
Have you ever wanted to create your own rocket? You can and it's easy! In the Heartland Science Lab we showed you how carbon dioxide gas builds up so much pressure it can forcibly launch a film canister lid into the air.
What happens when you add Mentos to a 2-liter bottle of soda? You get an enormous eruption and in the Heartland Science lab we showed you the science behind this sticky mess.
Science reporter Jason Lindsey and kid scientists from Eagle Ridge Christian School demonstrate the incredible properties of air pressure using a sheet of newspaper, a piece of wood, and some karate-chopping power.
Using vinegar, you can dissolve an eggshell without breaking the membrane that contains the egg.
Science reporter Jason Lindsey and a kid scientist from St. Mary Cathedral School show you how to make giant bubbles by using a few things from the kitchen.
Have you ever wanted to build your own rocket? You can and as Science Reporter Jason Lindsey and some folks from the Paducah Challenger Learning Center show you all you need is some stuff from home!
Watch as Mary-Ann Maloney floats above a flat surface and accelerates to a constant speed? Plus, learn how to build your own hover craft.
Oobleck is considered a non-Newtonian fluid, which means it can exhibit properties of both a solid and a liquid.
It's around us all the time, but we don't notice it until it changes. It's called air pressure and in the Heartland Science Lab we showed you what happens when you remove the air from inside a soda can. The science is crushing!
What happens when you mix vinegar with baking soda? It creates a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide gas that will blow up a balloon. Try it at home!
Are you looking for something that will keep the kids busy and at the same time teach them a little science? Science reporter Jason Lindsey has an idea!
Are you looking for an experiment that enables you to defy the laws of physics or at least fool others into thinking so?
Have you ever wanted to make your own lava lamp? As science reporter Jason Lindsey and some kid scientists from Deer Creek Christian Academy show us, all you need is some stuff from the kitchen.
Tornadoes are among nature's most violent storms and in the Heartland Science Lab we showed you how to create a mini twister. We created our twister in a tornado simulator and you can make one at home.
Woodland Junior High School 8th grader Kaylena Clifton and science reporter Jason Lindsey show you an old deer camp trick that will make the other hunters jealous the next time you head out for that big buck.
We're told to drink it so our bones will be strong, but did you know you can make plastic out of milk?
Grain bin explosions are common out west, but they can happen right here in the Heartland. The tiny particles of grain dust stirred up in the air become a recipe for a dangerous explosion. We showed you that explosion in the Heartland Science Lab.
Science reporter Jason Lindsey and future scientists from Anna Jonesboro Community High School show you what happens when spaghetti is placed in a solution of baking soda and vinegar, the spaghetti rises to the surface due to the carbon dioxide gas that adheres to it. When the spaghetti reaches the surface, the gas is released, and the spaghetti sinks again.
Here's an experiment that will prove that no two fingerprints are identical. Grab a friend and try this experiment. You never know you might get hooked on science.
