100 Award-Winning Science Fair ProjectsScience is at work everywhere - in the kitchen, up in the sky down in the ground, and all around us in plants, animals, machines, even the mind. Here are 100 ways to show how it works and come out tops at school project time. - Stir up chemical magic - Turn a copper pot green with oxidation - Prove that computers emit radio waves - Show off medieval ballistics - - Create virtual 3-D with a polarised lens - Simulate rock abrasion - - Chemists & Cooks - Earth & Sky - Mechanics & Motion - Sparks & Waves - - Light & Sound - Eye & Mind - Plants & Animals - Stars & Planets - * Serious learning about real science is hidden in this away-from-school entertainment for 8-12 year olds. Impress your science teacher! |
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... Cardboard • Iron filings • Teaspoon or 5 - ml spoon • Scissors • Pliers cardboard hanger batteries Battery , Cardboard , and Hanger Assembly This project proves that a magnetic field or magnetic envelope surrounds a current- carrying ...
... Cardboard • Iron filings • Teaspoon or 5 - ml spoon • Scissors • Pliers cardboard hanger batteries Battery , Cardboard , and Hanger Assembly This project proves that a magnetic field or magnetic envelope surrounds a current- carrying ...
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... cardboard to the rim of the pot . 3. Using the ruler and pencil , draw a line on the cardboard connecting each corner to the opposite corner . 4. Punch a hole where the lines meet at the center of the cardboard . 5. Place the center ...
... cardboard to the rim of the pot . 3. Using the ruler and pencil , draw a line on the cardboard connecting each corner to the opposite corner . 4. Punch a hole where the lines meet at the center of the cardboard . 5. Place the center ...
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... cardboard . Where the lines intersect is the center of the cardboard . 3. Adjust the compass so that the needle and pencil ends are 9 inches apart . Place the needle end of the compass in the center of the cardboard and drag the pencil ...
... cardboard . Where the lines intersect is the center of the cardboard . 3. Adjust the compass so that the needle and pencil ends are 9 inches apart . Place the needle end of the compass in the center of the cardboard and drag the pencil ...
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