Materials: 1. Half A Lemon 2. Water 3. Spoon 4. Bowl 5. Cotton Bud 6. White Paper 7. Lamp Steps: 1. First,

Materials: 1. Mixing spoon 2. Mixing bowl 3. Food coloring 4. 1/4 cup of water 5. 1/4 cup of white craft glue 6. 1/4 cup of liquid starch Steps: 1. First, pour the glue and water in the mixing bowl. 2. Next, stir the glue and water together. 3. Then, add 6 drops of any food coloring of your choice. 4. Next, add liquid starch and stir. 5. Finally, play with the mixture until it becomes stretchy and store it in a zip bag when you are not using it. Lesson: The glue is a liquid polymer, which means that the glue has tiny molecules connected together in a chain. When you add the liquid starch, the polymers of the glue hold together making it slimy. The starch helps link all the polymer strands together creating slime.

Bill Nye, “The Science Guy”, has some great “home demos” which could certainly be used in the classroom, along with some printable “one sheets”.

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Home Demos are found in three categories; life sciences, physical sciences, planetary sciences. 

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When magnetic ferrofluid comes in contact with a magnetic object, it becomes a moving sculpture that reflects the shape of the object’s magnetic field. Source

Density experiment. Salt water has a higher density than fresh water, causing the egg to float in it! 

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Materials: 1.granulated sugar 2.food coloring 3.stovetop safe container 4. Cream of tartar 5.candy thermometer 6.light corn syrup 7.water 8.adult 9.aluminum foil pan 10.measuring utensils Steps: 1. First, add one and three forts of sugar in the stove top safe container 2. next, add 1 cup of water 3.then, add half a cup of corn syrup 4.next, add 1/8 teaspoon of cream of tartar 5.then, combine all the ingredients 6. Next, slowly heat the heat the mixture at a low boil while stirring 7.then, keep the mixture add a low boil and please a candy thermometer in the container. 8.next, keep the mixture boiling until the temperature reaches 300 Fahrenheit 9.then, pour the mixture into the foil pan 10.next, add food coloring to the pan and spread the colors 11.finally, let the mixture cool until hardened. Lesson: This experiment is used in candy making. When you add corn syrup, it prevents the sugar from re-crystallizing. The cream of tartar separates the sugar crystals into glucose and fructose, which are simple sugars. The light that passes through the translucent sugar glass will take the colors from the food coloring you choose

Meteors become meteorites when they hit the ground. Hundreds of meteors enter earths atmosphere every day, very few of them hit soil. 

What happens when Hydrogen peroxide is mixed with potassium iodide

This is a homopolar motor.

It’s really easy to experiment with at home. It is driven by the Lorentz force - the force which is exerted by a magnetic field on a moving electric charge. When a battery is placed on top of a magnet, and a wire then connects the top of the battery back down to the magnet, the circuit is complete.

Students in our Summer Schools were making these the other day. This one won the ‘most creative design’ competition <3

How To Make Glowing Bubbles

What You’ll Need:

Bubble Mix

Pliers

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