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http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/density-tower-magic-with-science?tab=video
Cleaning coins and more..
This is a large-scale demonstration of the interaction between period and pendulum length, using 16 bowling balls hung from a wooden frame.
This little guy is giving Harry Houdini a run for his money.
NASA announced Tuesday the discovery of an unprecedented number of planets beyond our solar system — astronomers have confirmed the existence of 1,284 new worlds orbiting distant stars.
These planets beyond our solar system — exoplanets — were discovered with the help of NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, which launched in 2009.
“When NASA decided to build and launch the Kepler Space Telescope, we did not know if exoplanets — especially small, rocky exoplanets — were common or rare in the galaxy,” says Paul Hertz, director of the Astrophysics Division at NASA Headquarters. “We now know that exoplanets are common, that most stars in our galaxy have planetary systems, and that a reasonable fraction of the stars in our galaxy have potentially habitable planets.”
Photo: W. Stenzel/NASA
Google Doodle celebrating the birthday of mathematician and inventor Hertha Marks Ayrton (1854-1923).
Sediment flow and delta formation experiment
Octopuses are smart! They play with toys, pull off daring escapes, and are masters of disguise. But they’re also smart in a lot of ways that the human mind probably can’t comprehend. For example, they basically have independent brains in their arms!
Materials: 1. Water 2. A clear plastic bottle with a cap 3. Dish washing soap 4. Glitter
Steps: 1. First, fill the bottle until it reaches 3 quarters full 2. Next, add 3 drops of dish washing soap in the bottle. 3. Then, sprinkle in 3 pinches of glitter. 4. Next, put the cap on tightly 5. Finally, turn the bottle upside down. And hold it by the neck. Quickly, spin the bottle in a circular motion for 10 seconds and stop to see a mini tornado in your bottle.
Lesson: When you spin the bottle, it creates a water vortex. The water is spinning around the center of the vortex because of centripetal force. Centripetal force is an inward force directing an object or fluid towards the center of its circular path. Examples of natural vortexes are tornadoes, hurricanes, and waterspouts.
Hi everyone! I'm Ashley P. and I'm a Girl Scout who wants to make a difference in the world. Currently, I've been working on my Gold Award Project, which is a project where Girl Scouts solve an issue in their community to earn the Gold Award. The Gold Award is the highest award a Girl Scout can achieve. In my project, I'm addressing the issue on how there are a lack of women in the STEM field by creating a program to do fun science experiments with younger girls. Also, I constructed this blog for parents and children to do exciting and simple experiments with their kids to spark a passion in this subject like what happened to me as a child. I hope you enjoy and try to accomplish the experiments I post! Also, please have adult supervision while completing these experiments.
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