The Best 100 Science Experiments

2 May, 2014

The MacDiarmid Institute in conjunction with (what was previously) The New Zealand Teachers Council and NZEI Te Riu Roa run regularly scheduled competitions to find the The Best 100 Science Experiments for Kiwi classrooms.

Primary School teachers from around the country entered their experiments, with the chance of winning a place in this "Experiment Bank". Here you will find resources for teachers and students for a great range of experiments.

The competition will run again this year, with 100 experiments being the end goal.

Nature of Science is the overarching, unifying strand of the New Zealand Science Curriculum. Through 'Nature Of Science' students learn what science is and how scientists work. You can find Nature of Science information and resources here

Physical World The physical world strand provides explanations for a wide range of physical phenomena, including light, sound, heat, electricity, magnetism, waves, forces, and motion, united by the concept of energy, which is transformed from one form to another without loss.

Material World The material world strand involves the study of matter and the changes it undergoes. In their study of chemistry, students develop understandings of the composition and properties of matter, the changes it undergoes, and the energy involved.

Physical World Experiments:

• Sandwich Bag Magic
• Cricket Stump Pulleys
• Straw Flutes
• Separation of Substances
• Rainbow Milk
• Ice Babies
• Hovering Butterflies
• What is Air Pressure?

Material World Experiments:

• Elephant Toothpaste
• Green Eggs and Ham
• Bottle Rockets
• Borax Snowflakes
• Separation of Substances
• Rainbow Milk
• Oobleck
• Oobleck Boogie
• Ice Babies
• Leaping Canisters
• Naked Egg