Creepy Crawlies
What gives you the heebie-jeebies and makes your skin crawl? Come face-to-face with some amazing, unhuggable creatures. Find out why the hissing cockroach hisses and try your luck at counting the legs on a giant millipede. Find out if snakes are slimy or if tarantulas are furry.
Combustion!
Learning about the Fire Triangle is really exciting when you watch Imaginarium demonstrators use flash powder, flash paper, and exploding balloons filled with helium and hydrogen. Grain elevator explosions are simulated with lycopodium powder. Fire safety is stressed throughout the demonstration.
Snakes Alive
Are snakes slimy? Why are they constantly sticking out their tongues? Find out the answers to these questions and many more when you come face-to-face with some of our live snakes! You’ll even have a chance to pet a snake if you are brave enough...
Kitchen Science
Learning about chemistry and physics is interesting and fun, especially when you can try these same experiments at home! This demonstration is great for kids of all ages. Volunteers help study chemical reactions by making a fire extinguisher and witness amazing tricks using air pressure. As a grand finale, air pressure is used to launch a potato!
Super Cold
Discover a substance that boils at -319 degrees F and turns to a vapor right before your eyes! Why do the properties of matter change when they are super-chilled using liquid nitrogen? Find out if you could play racquetball and how to make a ping pong ball do tricks during this chilling demonstration.
Amphibians and Reptiles
Why are frogs slimy? Can some lizards really re-grow body parts? How long can a tortoise live? come face-to-face with some of our live reptiles and amphibians and discover some amazing facts.
