A Sweet Valentine’s Experiment
On the verge of Valentine’s Day, we couldn’t resist doing a sweet science experiment, so today, we’re going to test glucose levels in honey! Feel free to lick the spoon. Background Let’s take a closer [...]
Hard Water Soap Test
Do you think you have hard water? We came across an interesting DIY test for checking hard water in your home. So today, let’s try an experiment comparing a DIY water hardness test to results [...]
How Do Germs Spread?
Last week, we did an experiment to show the importance of hand washing, particularly during cold and flu season. So, this week, we want to talk about how germs actually spread. This will give us [...]
A Hand Washing Experiment
We are now in full-blown cold and flu season, and we can’t stress enough how important it is to WASH. YOUR. HANDS. Good health habits, like washing your hands, can help stop the spread of [...]
Beans, Beans the Magical Fruit
Flatulence. Uncomfortable in just about every way imaginable. Stomach Pains. Embarrassment. Awkward. So, let’s talk about it. We already know through several glucose science experiments that glucose is a sugar that is converted into energy. [...]
Effects of Fertilizer on Surrounding Aquatic Life
Here in the desert, water is an extremely important resource that is sometimes hard to find. In Cottonwood, Arizona, where we manufacture our products, we have the Verde River, which flows through our little town [...]
Sweating New Year’s Resolutions
The time has come to make your New Year’s Resolutions, and for many of you, that may involve hitting the gym, some new fitness routines and weight loss goals. So, whether you’re sweating what your [...]
Happy Holidays from Precision Laboratories
We Have a Little Dreidel Test Strip We have a little test strip It started as a sheet And when solution’s ready Oh, paper, we shall treat Oh, paper, paper, paper We hang you up [...]
Reindeer Toothpaste
Happy Christmas Eve and Merry Christmas! The time has come for our last holiday inspired science activity, and we think we saved the best for last. Today, we’re going to make Reindeer toothpaste! Because let’s [...]
Christmas Chromatography
This week, we found multiple examples of fun Christmas chromatography experiments for you to try. All you need are some of our chromatography papers to get started. The rest of the materials can be found [...]
Fizzing Christmas Cookie Cutters
This week’s Christmas science activity comes just in time for you to start doing some Christmas baking. Baking sugar cookies and gingerbread men can be so much fun for kids (and messy for mom). The [...]
Erupting Christmas Tree
This December, we’re getting in the holiday spirit with some fun weekly Christmas-themed science activities. We’re kicking it off today with none other than an erupting Christmas Tree! Alright, so maybe erupting a Christmas tree [...]