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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... pieces , each twice the picture frame's area • Small piece of screen or fine netting • Thumbtacks • Wooden spoon • Plywood board • Bleach • Electric blender ( optional ) Paper is an amazingly durable and perma- nent material . Although ...
... pieces , each twice the picture frame's area • Small piece of screen or fine netting • Thumbtacks • Wooden spoon • Plywood board • Bleach • Electric blender ( optional ) Paper is an amazingly durable and perma- nent material . Although ...
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... piece to the center of each brace . Use the 11⁄2 - inch nails . 5. Cut the ends of each of the four struts at a 30 - degree angle . Place the struts at oppo- site sides of the posts so that they " lean " toward the center , and attach ...
... piece to the center of each brace . Use the 11⁄2 - inch nails . 5. Cut the ends of each of the four struts at a 30 - degree angle . Place the struts at oppo- site sides of the posts so that they " lean " toward the center , and attach ...
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... pieces . Make sure that there is at least one spud on each piece . flat . 4. Bury each potato piece in the gardening 5. Bury the second potato whole in the gardening flat . 6. Water the flat regularly . 7. Wait 3 weeks and then " unbury ...
... pieces . Make sure that there is at least one spud on each piece . flat . 4. Bury each potato piece in the gardening 5. Bury the second potato whole in the gardening flat . 6. Water the flat regularly . 7. Wait 3 weeks and then " unbury ...
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