Science Explorer: At Home Science Projects

Blowing, Bouncing, Bursting Bubbles Bubble Bomb - Using baking soda and vinegar, you can pop a plastic bag with the power of fizz. Balloon Blow-Up -Not all bubbles are made with soap! Bubbularium - Make an observatory to see the amazing colors in bubbles! It's All Done With Mirrors Up Periscope! - Build a mirrored tube that lets you see around corners and over walls. Mysterious Mixtures Outrageous Ooze - This stuff can't make up its mind -- is it a liquid or a solid? Go With the Flow - Spin the bottle to make beautiful swirling shapes! It's Colorific! Reflecting Rainbows - Decorate your white walls with rainbow colors! Surprising Structures File Card Bridges - How many pennies will your bridge hold? Geodesic Gumdrops - Make amazing architecture with gumdrops and toothpicks. Dramatic Static Super Sparker - Make very, very, very tiny lightning, anytime you want! Remote Control Roller - Rub a balloon on your head, then watch a soda can race across the floor! Hear, Hear! What Do You Say?

Science experiments at home The tank Stored energy, friction and the reduction of it with the candle, and also if the cotton reel needs to be roughened up to make it grip the "ground". Back to the enquiry | Back to the index Why the comeback tin comes back The rolling tin stores energy in the elastic, because the weight always hangs down as the tin rolls in one direction. The inertia bricks A thick pile of newspapers in a box on the floor will make this a whole lot quieter and safer!! Resonant pendula The principle of resonance causes the energy to be transferred from one pendulum to the other, and then back again, provided they are the same length. Coupled pendula Because the two pendula have the same length, this means they have the same frequency. Torsion pendulum The torsion pendulum has a constant period, regardless of the displacement: try varying the weights, or their placement, and see what the period (one full cycle from stop, through turn through stop through turn back through to stop again) is. Probe

How to Get Started in Amateur Astronomy Astronomy is the study of the stars, planets, and other celestial objects that populate the sky. It is an endlessly fascinating field, the oldest of the natural sciences, and one of the few areas of science that amateurs can directly assist the professionals. It is open and accessible for any level of interest and involvement, from folks who just want to learn how to recognize the constellations all the way to near pros with telescopes worth more than their houses. My goal in this instructable is to provide a set of resources for anyone interested in getting started with this hobby, in the form of a step by step guide for someone who just isn't sure where to begin. If you can think of anything I should add to this guide, make sure to leave a comment below--if I use your suggestion, I'll send you a DIY patch. Finally, please lend me your vote in the Space Contest.