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Love Meter PDF

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:59:48 +0000

A glass hand boiler will allow you to introduce the idea of vapor point and pressure and at the same time have a little fun with the “love meter.”
The idea of the love meter comes in because you hold the bottom bulb and the quicker the liquid rushes from there to the top bulb, ..

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Heater Meter PDF

Thu, 25 May 2017 15:29:51 +0000

Using a ball of wax, attach a paper clip to five different kinds of materials. The ends of these materials will be plunged into a styrofoam cup full of very hot water. Measure how long it takes for the heat to be conducted up the object to the wax, causing the paper clip to fall.Price: $2.50

Thermal Moderation PDF

Tue, 23 May 2017 17:14:02 +0000

This lab explores heat conduction from a liquid that is in contact with a solid that is in contact with another liquid. Conduction takes place in solids, liquids, and gases, but it only works when two objects are in direct contact with one another. Two metal cans and water are used to ill..

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Pouring Sound Demo PDF

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:08:38 +0000

This lab doubles as both a sound and a heat lab. A stainless screen is inserted into one end of a piece of metal pipe that is 18” long. The screen is heated with a propane torch (or Bunsen burner if you have one in your lab). When the screen becomes red hot, it is ..

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Chicken in a Cup PDF

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:08:26 +0000

Sound is produced when an object vibrates. To illustrate this idea, thread a piece of string through a wax cup. When you pull on the moistened string, the vibration sounds remarkably similar to a chicken. Grades 2-6

This demo is an excellent introduction to convection currents. It provides a visual image of heating and the subsequent movement that is created when two liquids of different densities and thermal gradients interact with one another. A glass tube in the shape of a square is filled with water. A..

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Expandable Balloons PDF

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:08:21 +0000

Use a test tube, a balloon, and a candle to illustrate the concept that a gas expands when it is heated, and contracts when it's cooled. Grades 5-8

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Dinosaur in a Can PDF

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:08:16 +0000

I would always tell my students if they took an experiment and adapted it to bring something truly fun and unique to the table, they would earn an instant A for the quarter. One kid did just that, by adapting Chicken in a Cup. Here's how it went down. Grades 5-8

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Bouncing Light PDF

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:08:10 +0000

A plain mirror is used to confirm that photons of light travel in a straight line. The angle of incidence and angle of reflection are observed with a flashlight, measured, and recorded. The kids will change the angle of incidence and then observe and measure the angle of relection. Cool lab, el..
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Theatre Fog Fusion PDF

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 17:08:09 +0000

A pocket laser is used to produce a beam of light. A can of theatre fog is sprayed into the air so that you can see the the beam. The beam is then bounced around the room from kid to kid, each of whom is holding a mirror and reflecting the beam to the next person. Looks like a Hollywood spy set..
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