NUS Science Demonstration Lab

A platform for the ‘hands-on, minds-on‘ approach to teaching and learning science and mathematics

The National University of Singapore Faculty of Science Demonstration Lab has a lot of fun and hands-on experiments for students to learn through experience. The students will be actively involved in their own learning by performing experiments, collecting and analyzing the data. Our Demonstrators will be on hand to teach and guide students throughout the workshop. Some of the experiments have bee

05/06/2026

Not magic, but science ⚡🪼 In the third and final episode of this series with NUS Science Demonstration Lab, Sruthi and Yasmeen reveal the science behind their levitating raffia jellyfish ✨ With just three simple items (and a serious arm workout 💪), they demonstrate the triboelectric effect in action - where friction causes materials to become electrically charged - and sending their raffia jellyfish floating gently through the air. And just like that, science can feel pretty magical too, when you see it come to life 💫

The NUS Science Demo Lab is where science comes alive through interactive experiments and engaging demonstrations. Led largely by NUS students under the faculty’s Young Educators in Science programme, these passionate educators make complex concepts visual, intuitive and memorable for visitors of all ages. To date, the Lab has received more than 47,000 visitors from over 250 organisations, tertiary institutions and schools locally and internationally.