Kids, have you heard that necessity is the mother of invention? For those of you with asthma who can use some help in the room-deodorizing department, there is hope. The answer is homemade, all-natural, essential oil powered, gel based air fresheners. They smell great. They last a good long time....
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Kids, learn how to cover a paper snowflake with crystals to make a glittering crystal snowflake decoration! You will crystallize borax onto homemade paper snowflakes, in any size you like. You will need: round paper coffee filters, borax, water, scissors, and food coloring (optional).
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Kids, can you imagine drinking a rainbow? In this example of the principle of density, you can! All that you’ll need is four glasses of the same size, sugar, water, and food coloring.
Please note: All chemicals and experiments can entail an element of risk, and no experiments should be perf...
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Kids, the “seesaw” candle is a fire science trick that teaches how combustion and Newton's Third Law of Motion work. A candle, balanced between a pair of glasses, seesaws up and down on its own as it burns. The most important thing you’ll need to try this trick is an adult partner....
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Kids, how did your friend get that newspaper text on her fingernails? Here you will learn how to do it and why it works. This activity gives new meaning to having the latest information at your fingertips! You will need: pieces of newspaper, top and base coat nail polish, grey/nude/white/light pink ...
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Kids, you can make a large single crystal of Rochelle salt and with that make your own piezocrystal-based circuit. You made your own Rochelle salt granules in the July 2012 ChemShorts edition. Piezoelectric crystals make very accurate and stable electronic vibrations. Clocks, radios and computers ...
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Kids, did you ever hear of a crystal radio kit? More on that in Part II of this activity, but here we will make an essential ingredient. Rochelle salt can be used to grow very large single crystals that exhibit piezoelectricity. This property means the creation of electricity resulting from press...
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Kids, a baking soda and vinegar volcano is fun but there are better models for how a volcano actually works. In this activity, wax "lava" forms a volcano in sand, eventually erupting into the atmosphere, which is water in this model. A real volcano forms and erupts because molten rock (magma) and h...
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Kids, did you know that you don't always need a wick and wax to make a candle? All you need for this alternative is a clementine and some olive oil. The clementine acts as a natural wick for the oil. A candle works by vaporizing wax or oil by burning, via a chemical reaction that produces water and ...
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