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Season 1
26 episodes
1. Contagious Yawns

1. Contagious Yawns
Find out how yawns can be contagious and explore how the size of vibrations affects the pitch of the sound.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
2. Static Electricity

2. Static Electricity
The kids use balloons to experiment with static electricity and electric charges centrifugal force to overcome gravity and much more.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
3. Pendulums

3. Pendulums
Let's explore the oscillation of pendulums with stuffed animals and try an experiment using air-based propulsion to power a mini jet boat.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
4. The Forces of Inertia

4. The Forces of Inertia
Discover how to use the forces of inertia for some simple magic tricks and how chroma-keying is used to fake photos.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
5. Illusion

5. Illusion
Let's experiment using cross-contour lines to create the illusion of dimension and find out how the centre of gravity affects balance.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
6. Kinetic Energy

6. Kinetic Energy
Find out how to transform kinetic energy into potential energy in a bouncy ball and use perspective as a simple tool for calculation.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
7. Buoyancy Force

7. Buoyancy Force
Let's explore the connection between buoyancy force and surface and try a card-based illusion that tricks the brain's perception of length.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
8. Telescopes

8. Telescopes
How do telescopes use lenses to focus light and periscopes use mirrors to bounce light? Let's find out!
22min
Oct 9, 2025
9. Detecting Lies

9. Detecting Lies
Find out how GPS tracking uses microwave signals to give information on location and speed and how to detect lies using body signals.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
10. A Vanishing Trick

10. A Vanishing Trick
Let's explore how soap molecules bond to form bubbles and try a vanishing trick using a box of crayons.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
11. Space Suits

11. Space Suits
The kids explore how objects move from areas of high air pressure to areas of low air pressure and how space suits protect astronauts.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
12. Movie Effects

12. Movie Effects
Let's explore why humans have evolved opposable thumbs and experiment with creating movie effects using the illusion of forced perspective.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
13. The Centre of Gravity

13. The Centre of Gravity
The kids take on experiments using the centre of gravity to create the illusion of an object rolling uphill.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
14. Simultaneous Contrast

14. Simultaneous Contrast
Explore how simultaneous contrast can be used to create illusions and why sugar content affects cola density causing it to sink or float.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
15. Magic Tricks

15. Magic Tricks
Explore static electricity with everyday household objects and try magic tricks that use atmospheric pressure and adhesive force.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
16. Air pressure

16. Air pressure
The kids experiment with using air pressure to create propulsion in rockets and explore tricky ways to fold paper into mind-bending shapes.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
17. Fun Photography Ideas

17. Fun Photography Ideas
The kids try different experiments - from the basics of forensic evidence collection to fun photography ideas to fake a vacation.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
18. A Hologram Projector

18. A Hologram Projector
The kids experiment with creating a disco ball out of a dodecahedron and turning a smartphone into a hologram projector.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
19. Afterimages

19. Afterimages
The kids master experiments and learn about heart rate how gravity can affect blood pressure and the phenomenon of afterimages.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
20. Sensory Deprivation

20. Sensory Deprivation
The kids explore how sensory deprivation affects the human body and why acrobats rely on their centre of gravity.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
21. An Optical Illusion

21. An Optical Illusion
The kids explore an optical illusion the brain can't keep up with and make an easy DIY speaker to amplify a phone's sound.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
22. A Card Trick

22. A Card Trick
Let's try a classic card trick that relies on memory and explore the elastic properties of a rubber band ball.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
23. Transferring Sound

23. Transferring Sound
Let's find out more about transferring sound through vibration across surfaces and how sight can affect our sense of taste.
22min
Oct 9, 2025
24. Chemical Reactions

24. Chemical Reactions
Let's explore some chemical reactions that create pressure-based propulsion and try some new tricks.
22min
Oct 9, 2025















