Primary science demonstrations: Gases

A series of videos to demonstrate the properties of gases to primary students.

Carbon from a candle demonstration video

Collect carbon soot from a candle to investigate changing materials with your primary students.

Put out a fire with a jug of carbon dioxide to demonstrate changing materials, irreversible reactions, and gases to primary students.

Investigate gases and atmospheric pressure with the Leaky Bottle experiment.

Make a lava lamp to explore mixing liquids and more concepts in primary science.

Make a freaky inflatable hand to demonstrate irreversible reactions to primary students.

Demonstrate the power of atmospheric pressure to make an anti-gravity bottle with primary students.

Demonstrate the expansion and contraction of gases and make a pair of cups stick together.

From the Catalyst Primary Science series. Presenters: Sue Halliday & Lorelly Wilson.

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