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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... screen produces extremely com- plex images in fractions of a second . However , the construction of the screen is relatively simple and relies on a phenome- non familiar to you if you've ever looked at your wristwatch or alarm clock in ...
... screen produces extremely com- plex images in fractions of a second . However , the construction of the screen is relatively simple and relies on a phenome- non familiar to you if you've ever looked at your wristwatch or alarm clock in ...
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... screen • Pencil By experimenting with different types of motion in front of a computer screen , you can begin to understand how the screen cre- ates images . The result will vary depending on the kind and size of your monitor , so you ...
... screen • Pencil By experimenting with different types of motion in front of a computer screen , you can begin to understand how the screen cre- ates images . The result will vary depending on the kind and size of your monitor , so you ...
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... screen • 1 - gallon ( about 4 - L ) plastic milk container • Shoebox with cover • Cardboard • 2 glass - covered ... screen that will fit over the square . Place the screen over the square and fasten it with a little tape . 3. Moisten a ...
... screen • 1 - gallon ( about 4 - L ) plastic milk container • Shoebox with cover • Cardboard • 2 glass - covered ... screen that will fit over the square . Place the screen over the square and fasten it with a little tape . 3. Moisten a ...
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