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25:00The kids explore experiments in how visual information and processing order affects how our brain interprets images, finding iron in food using a magnet, how air temperature affects the movement of air currents and much more.
25:00The kids trial experiments in how simultaneous contrast can be used to create illusions; why sugar content affects cola density, causing it to sink or float; crafting a basic mechanised hand and much more.
22:00The kids take on experiments in using centre of gravity to create the illusion of an object rolling uphill, the way bodies shrink and grow throughout the day due to spinal compression and much more.
22:00The kids undertake experiments in how forms of animation including Thaumatropes and stop motion use persistence of vision, creating movie effects using the illusion of forced perspective and much more.
22:00The kids tackle experiments in filming a home-made horror movie; mixing up lipstick in the kitchen; horror-themed photography; using inertia in a magic trick; how the shape of an aerofoil's wings create lift and lots more.
22:00The kids tackle experiments in the Bernoulli Principle, and how objects will move from areas of high air pressure to areas of low air pressure; turning solar energy into a fan by using by air currents and much more.
25:00The kids take on experiments in how telescopes use lenses to focus light, and periscopes use mirrors to bounce light; involuntary eye movements that create the illusion of movement in the brain and much more.
25:00The kids undertake experiments in ferromagnetic materials in magnetic putty and how they are affected by magnetic fields, the relationship between buoyancy force and surface tension as explained by rubbish and lots more.
23:00The kids explore experiments in sound-proofing that can be done at home, how spreading force over several points works in a bed of nails, how rocket design affects drag and stability and lots more.
24:00The kids master experiments in using the forces of inertia for some simple magic tricks, how chroma-keying is used to fake photos, turning white flowers multi-coloured through capillary action and lots more.
23:00The kids undertake experiments in juggling balls using the Bernoulli principle, exploring the oscillation of pendulums with stuffed animals, a crash course in basic astronomy and lots more.
23:00The kids tackle experiments in trick photography using forced perspective, buoyant force captured in a bottle, using balloons to experiment with static electricity and electric charges and lots more.
23:00The kids take on experiments in using sound waves to control the behaviour of a stream of water, how the size of vibrations affects the pitch of sound, how to use pencils to manipulate polymer strands and lots more.
23:00The kids take on experiments in turning hydrophilic sand hydrophobic; transferring sound through vibration across surfaces; how vibrations are manipulated to create different sounds in musical instruments and lots more.
27:00The kids take on experiments in the well-known Cafe Wall Illusion, how sundials and pendulums were used to tell time in the past, creating a disco ball out of a dodecahedron and much more.
22:00The kids explore experiments in how gravity and force interact with tools found in your shed, a simple trick using heat conduction in metal, how soap molecules bond to form bubbles and much more.
23:00The kids explore experiments in trick photography that requires a balancing act; the components of everyday sand; an optical illusion based on convex and concave imagery and lots more.
24:00The kids test out experiments in using pulley systems to redistribute weight; how boomerangs alter wind resistance in order to return; chemical reactions that create pressure-based propulsion and lots more.
27:00The kids test out experiments in the basics of forensic evidence collection; playing with gallium, a metal with a low melting point; how refraction in water can create a magnifying effect and much more.
22:00The kids try experiments in detecting lies using body signals, how salt creates buoyancy in bodies of water due to density, trick photography using forced perspective, granular convection in a container of nuts and much more.