Materials
- Frisbee
- Duct Tape
- Buzzer
- 9 volt battery
Archive for the 'Science at Home' Category
Materials
Per student:
- Gallon Size Freezer Bag
- Quart Size Freezer Bag
- ½ Cup of Rock Salt
- ½ Cup of Whole Milk
- 1 Tablespoon of Sugar
- 4 Cups of Ice
- 1 Teaspoon of Vanilla
- Spoon
- Cup or Bowl
- Thermometer
- Optional: Rainbow Sprinkles, Chocolate Syrup, Crushed Cookies
Materials
- Hollow Solenoid
- Strong Bar Magnet
- Flash Bulb(s) from a Camera
- 2 Alligator Clip Wires
Materials
- Battery (D or C cell)
- Insulated wire, about 18-24 gauge
- Small Magnet
- 2 Large Uncoated Paper Clips
- Masking tape
- Wire Cutters
- Sand paper
Materials
- A ramp about one meter long
- A can of cream of broccoli soup (98% fat free if able)
- A can of beef broth
- Stopwatch
- Meter Stick
Materials
- 24 inches of string per student
- plastic cup, one per student
- hand held one hole punch
- water
Materials
- Binders, cardboard, sheet metal, plastic, cardboard, sandpaper, glass etc. Any book sized flat surface for students to investigate the co-efficient of friction of
- Protractors, one per group
- Objects to place on the books (like their sneakers) pens, pencils, erasers, rulers, ice cubes etc.
Materials
- Paint sticks or thin flat boards
- A large sheet of butcher paper or newspaper
Procedure
- Place a stick on a table so a little less than half of the stick is sticking out over the edge of the table so that it looks like a diving board
- Ask the students to predict what will happen if you strike the end of the stick
- Make sure none of the students are in the line of fire, then hit the end and the stick will fly off the table
Materials
- Paper
- Scissors
- Paper clips (about 10-20 per student)
Procedure
- This is an inquiry activity where students design their own experiments. Following are general rules for making a paper helicopter.
- Once the helicopter is made, the students can pick a dependent and independent variable to investigate
- Take a piece of paper and cut a T shape out of the paper as shown in the diagram below
Materials
Needed per group:
- ½ can of play dough
- Knife switch
- 4 alligator clip wires
- Voltmeter
- Ammeter
- 2 large paper clips, or long metal pins
- Ruler
- Power supply, voltage does not need to be variable
