Magnetism
Magnetorheological fluids
A magnet in mid-air
Pyrolytic graphite in mid-air
The Gauss Rifle: A Magnetic Linear Accelerator
A Curie-effect heat engine
A Magnetic Ring Launcher
Electromagnetism
An electric motor in 10 minutes
Fun with High Voltage
A 10 minute railgun
A 30 second motor
Listening to magnetism
Electrochemistry
A plastic hydrogen bomb
Building your own solar battery
Building a Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Homemade Batteries
Collecting Chemical Elements
Radio
A quick and simple radio
Building a radio in 10 minutes
Build a portable crystal radio
A radio out of household items
A simple AM transmitter
The Three-Penny Radio
Thermodynamics
Simple heat engines
World's simplest steam boat
A simple rocket engine
A Film Can Cannon
A metal that melts in hot water
A room temperature liquid metal alloy
A simple solar powered heat engine
Homemade Ice Cream
Aerodynamics
A Bernoulli levitation ball
A Homemade Vacuum Pump
A Classic Propellor Toy
Light and optics
Simple laser communicator
Make a spectroscope from a CD
Making permanent rainbows
The impossible kaleidoscope
Make your own 3D pictures
Make a solar hotdog cooker
A solar powered marshmallow roaster
Exploring invisible light
A high resolution spectrograph
Time-lapse photography
High speed photography
Stacking for high depth of field
Biology
Extracting DNA in your kitchen
Photography through the microscope
Video through the microscope
Listening to Electric Fish
Using a video camera
as
a microscope
Mathematics
Kaleidocycles
A Geodesic Dome
A Homemade Microgram Balance
Computers and Electronics
A Computer Controlled Transmitter
A Free Space Laser Data Transmitter
Fun With Solderless Breadboards
A Simple 1 Watt Amplifier
Store
Magnets and Levitation
Crystal Radios and Transmitters
Lasers, Lenses, and Diffraction Gratings
Fusible Alloys, Heat Engines, Steamboats
Books
Chemical Elements
My Science Books
Gonzo Gizmos
Return of Gonzo Gizmos
Culinary Reactions
Why There's Antifreeze In Your Toothpaste
Electronics For Artists
Why Is Milk White?
Elements Vault
Sister Sites
Kitchen Science
Ingredients
Very Tiny Things
A Simple Trick of the Light
My Science Blog
Toys I Bought for Myself
Social Media
Google+: SimonField
Facebook: simon.quellen.field
Twitter: sqfield
Science Toys
Make toys at home with common household materials, often in only a few minutes, that demonstrate fascinating scientific principles.
Send mail to
Simon Quellen Field
via
simon@scitoys.com
