Easy Science Experiments for Kids to Do at Home Science is a word that derives either absolute terror or absolute joy among all its students. Do you remember having an irrational fear of the subject? Even before it was introduced in class, we were made to believe it was a subject for the “geniuses.”  With names like Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, and Marie Curie linked to it, no wonder science seemed like a tough nut to crack. Yet all science does is explain what goes on in our world, every day, all the time. It is essential knowledge, covering concepts that influence our normal lives. Luckily, children are born scientists with an innate curiosity for their surroundings. Wondering how to convert abstract topics into science experiments for kids to do at home? Here are some kid-friendly science experiments for kids to do at home using basic household materials. You never know, one of these cool experiments could prove to be the  “Eureka” moment for your future Nobel Prize winner.  Milk Magic  An easy experiment to start with, this is guaranteed to become one of your go-to chemistry experiments in the kitchen.  What You Need  Bowl Milk Food coloring Liquid dish soap Toothpick/Q-tip   Steps  Pour milk in a shallow bowl and allow it to settle before the next step. Now put a few drops of food coloring in the bowl of milk. At this point, they’ll look like self-contained circles. Next, dip a toothpick or Q-tip into liquid dish soap and touch the soapy end to the food coloring, holding it there for 10-15 seconds. Watch the magic unfold as the colors swirl around on their own.  What’s Happening  Although milk is mostly water, it also contains fats, vitamins, minerals, and proteins.  Fats and proteins are sensitive to changes. When the soap connects with the milk, the invisible soap molecules connect with the fat molecules. This causes fat molecules to twist and turn, which we see through food coloring. How? During this molecular aerobics demonstration, food coloring molecules are pushed and shoved everywhere, giving your kid the opportunity to observe all that previously invisible activity. As the soap and milk mix evenly, the action too slows down to an eventual stop.  Stay active Lava Lamp  Arguably one of the most famous science experiments for kids to do at home done by not just children but probably their parents too. This science fair favorite teaches kids about density.  What You Need  A clean plastic bottle (or several plastic bottles)  Water  Vegetable Oil   Fizzing tablets (like Vitamin C effervescent tablets)  Food Colouring    Steps  Fill up the bottle 1/4th full of water. Pour the vegetable oil into the bottle until it is almost full, using a funnel if you can. At this point, the oil and water as you watch. Add about 10 drops of food color of your choice. The color makes its way through the oil and only colors the water. Divide your fizzing tablet into 2 or 4  pieces, dropping one piece into the bottle. The next step is to break your fizzy tablet in half and drop part of it into the bottle. Watch what happens when the bubble blobs form. When the bubbling stops, add another piece of the tablet. If you have a  flashlight, turn off the lights and shine the flashlight through the lava lamp while the blobs are bubbling! Once the entire tablet is used and the bubbling has stopped, cap the bottle, tipping it back and forth. Enjoy the waves of colorful blobs!  What’s Happening  Oil and water do not mix even if you shake the bottle because of a difference in their density. The oil floats on top of the water because it is lighter than water. The food coloring has the same density as the water so it sinks through the oil and mixes with the water, proving like dissolves. When the tablet is dropped in, it dissolves to create a gas called carbon dioxide. Gas is lighter than water so the bubbles float to the top bringing with them the color that the bubbles attach themselves to. When the air releases from the colored water blob, the water gets heavy again and sinks. When the chemical reaction between the tablet and water is over and the bubbling stops,  you get an awesome-looking wave bottle.  Travelling Light  This easy science experiments for kids to do at home will teach your kids all about light refraction, using not just the most basic of materials but will not require any supervision either. What You Need  Paper  Marker  Glass  Water    Steps  Start by drawing two arrows on a paper, one at the top and another at the bottom. The arrows should point the same way. Now place that paper behind a glass of water.  Next, pour water into the glass and watch as the arrow you can see through the glass changes. Replace that paper with another, this time with something written or drawn on it. You can write words that mean something even when inverted such as bud or now/won.   What’s Happening  Refraction is the bending of light that takes place when light travels from one medium to another, such as from air to water or water to air. In this experiment, light travels from the paper through the air, then into the glass, followed by water and back out through the glass, finally going through air one last time and into our eyes.  Whew! The light reaching us is refracted as it travels at different speeds, fastest through the air, slower through water, and slower yet through the glass. The water glass becomes a convex lens, bending the light both times it goes through the glass. Thus,  the crossing of these light paths makes the image appear flipped or inverted.   Float or sink  It’s a fun and basic science experiment to do at home for kids of all ages that will build a  foundation to understand density and buoyancy.   What