The Bottom Line
This is a great video of science experiments, presented in an amusing fashion from a highly entertaining science comedian. It provides important science lessons and hours of enjoyment for the family. (The video isn't hours long, but conducting the experiments will take some time.)
Pros
- Easy and fun science experiments that you can do at home.
- Entertaining presentations from a great science comedian.
- Proper science safety practices are emphasized.
Cons
- Too short!
Description
- Short segments detailing a variety of simple science experiments that can easily be practiced at home.
- Experiments are demonstrated in detail by science entertainer Doktor Kaboom!
- Inside of the DVD case contains materials list for each experiment.
Guide Review - Doktor Kaboom: Try This at Home, vol. 1
Science entertainer Doktor Kaboom! has come out with his first video demonstrating a series of great do-at-home science experiments. Here is the list of what experiments he covers:
- Rockets! - Create simple rockets with a minimum amount of fuss. No explosions required.
- Chemical Reaction - This experiment is known as "elephant toothpaste," and it involves mixing some common but volatile household chemicals to generate a lot of bubbbles.
- CD Hovercraft - Turn a CD, or even an old record album, into a hovercraft with just a balloon and some other handy materials.
- Non-Newtonian Fluid - Raid the kitchen to make a substance which is a liquid, unless you apply pressure, in which case it becomes like a solid.
- Can Crusher - Use heat and air pressure to collapse a can. This one is a lot of fun because Doktor Kaboom! conducts an on-screen experiment to see if he can collapse a paint can through this process.
- DIY CO2 - Doktor Kaboom! not only shows how to create your own carbon dioxide, but also how to use it to put out candles.
- I scream, you scream... - How to make your own ice cream.
- Traveling Flame - This one I'd never even heard of, but Doktor Kaboom! demonstrates how to get the flame to travel from a match through the air to light a candle's wick.
- Air Cannon - In one of his classic experiments, Doktor Kaboom! demonstrates the way to create a variety of different air cannons. This one ends with an open-ended experiment that he leaves to the viewer to carry out: what happens when an air cannon has a triangular opening?
- Foam Fight - Using some simple chemicals, you can create one of the messiest experiments in Doktor Kaboom!'s repertoire: a bottle full of foam that can be squeezed to launch it at your enemies (or loved ones). Best conducted outside.
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