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The museum is closed September 11 to October 6 with special programming in place. Learn more.
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Fascinating Experiments

Fascinating Experiments

Click on an experiment in the list below to get instructions, sample curriculum links, cross-curriculum arts activities and more!

Air Flow

Air Flow

Food colouring flows through water and around a toy airplane, mimicking how air would flow around a real aircraft.
A Viscous Vortex

A Viscous Vortex

Watch what happens when you drop food colouring into milk in this fascinating experiment that requires few materials.
Napkin in Water

Napkin in Water

If you’ve got budding magicians in your class, this is the experiment that requires few materials is made for them!
Tornado-in-a-Bottle

Tornado-in-a-Bottle

Tornados, whirlpools, even galaxies are all vortexes. Explain how they work with this fun and simple tornado-in-a-bottle.
The Venturi Effect

The Venturi Effect

The Venturi Effect can be hard to explain, but this showy experiment helps it all make sense, with simple materials.

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Canada Aviation and Space Museum
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JK - Grade 12 (Ontario), Preschool - Secondary Cycle 2 (Quebec).
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Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Located on a former military air base just five kilometers from the Prime Minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum focuses on aviation in Canada within an international context – from its beginnings in 1909 to today.
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