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  • 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z on TVO
  • 25m
  • 5h 36m (13 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English, Portuguese
  • Children, Family, Documentary
Have you ever done a science experiment and wondered “What would this be like if it was HUGE?” Welcome to Science Max: Experiments at Large, an exciting new series hosted by Phil McCordic that turbo charge’s table top experiments that are usually done in the classroom science lab. An episode starts with Phil demonstrating a small scale experiment and showing the audience how they can do it at home. The experiment then moves from the table top to being SUPER SIZED: Phil takes the ingredients, the location, and the equipment to a whole new level! Much emphasis is put on the trial and error aspect of how to make the experiment bigger: Phil and his team progress through various stages to come up with the best design to make the experiment successful on a maxed out scale.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

1x01 Newton's 3rd Law

Series Premiere

1x01 Newton's 3rd Law

  • 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z21m

Phil builds a balloon powered car in the lab. Then he tries to make one big enough to ride. Plus, Newton's Cradle out of bowling balls, how Guinea Pigs got their name and Newton's 3rd Law.

2015-09-14T04:00:00Z

1x02 Elasticity

1x02 Elasticity

  • 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z21m

Phil starts with a Popsicle stick catapult, then he uses everything he knows about elastic energy to build a full-size catapult that hurls pumpkins! Plus, a maxed out paddle wheel boat and a historical re-enactment (sort of).

2015-09-21T04:00:00Z

1x03 Friction

1x03 Friction

  • 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z30m

Phil starts with a balloon powered hover disc, then tries to make a maxed out version big enough to ride. In fact, why not make 2 & then race them! Phil also tries to use the power of friction to climb the walls & even to fly

2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

1x04 How You Build It

1x04 How You Build It

  • 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z21m

Ever wanted to build a bridge out of pasta? It's not too hard & works better than you'd think. But what if we were to try to make a pasta bridge big enough for Phil to walk across?

2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

1x05 Magnets

1x05 Magnets

  • 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z21m

Magnets have poles - when you put opposite ones together, they attract. But when you but the same ones together, they repel. Could we find magnets powerful enough to repel each other and float Phil off the ground?

2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

1x06 Volume, Mass and Density

1x06 Volume, Mass and Density

  • 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z21m

What makes boats float? Tinfoil doesn't float, but a boat made of tinfoil does. It's all about how you build it. Watch as Phil builds his human-sized tinfoil boat several times before he figures it out.

2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

1x07 Chemistry

1x07 Chemistry

  • 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z30m

The old 'vinegar and baking soda volcano' needs an overhaul. What happens if we use 60 times as much? What about using 100% acid? What about even more reactive chemicals?

2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

1x08 Pressure

1x08 Pressure

  • 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z30m

Learn how to use air pressure to make your own, home-made rocket out of a plastic water bottle. Phil maxes this out by over-pressurising stronger bottles and finally by building a giant rocket out of plastic bottles.

2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

1x09 Simple Machines

1x09 Simple Machines

  • 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z30m

Phil gives himself super strength using the power of simple machines to move, lift and roll a machine he could barely budge otherwise. Plus, lift yourself with one finger and watch cavemen discover the wheel.

2015-11-09T05:00:00Z

1x10 Solids, Liquids & Gasses

1x10 Solids, Liquids & Gasses

  • 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z30m

Solid, Liquid, Gas and all things in-between. Phil fills a giant trough with corn starch mud to see if it's solid enough to run across. Plus, makes a giant sledgehammer out of a frozen pumpkin and giant rock candy.

2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

1x11 Air and Flight

1x11 Air and Flight

  • 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z30m

Start by learning how to fold the paper airplane that won the long distance record. Phil finds out making a giant paper airplane that will still fly is way harder than you'd think. Plus, terminal velocity & indoor tornadoes!

2015-11-23T05:00:00Z

1x12 Balance

1x12 Balance

  • 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z30m

How can you balance a potato on a stick and can Phil balance on a tightrope using the same science? What's better for balance, staying put or using something that spins? Phil designs a gyroscopic stabilization backpack.

Season Finale

2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

1x13 Drag Racer

Season Finale

1x13 Drag Racer

  • 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z21m

Phil builds a small drag racer in the lab that uses the inertia of its wheels to move. Then he tries to max it out. The final experiment involves a jacked up car and a large frame with Phil riding it. Plus, Newton's laws, pulling a tablecloth without breaking the dishes and a caveman trying to break down a door.

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