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Psychology Science Experiment: The Stroop Effect
What happens when you try to read out loud a color name printed in an ink of a different color? See for your self with this Stroop Effect science project!
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Random Math Test Generator in Scratch
Write a program to generate random math problems and automatically grade them.
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How Much Current Does it Take to Burn Out an LED?
Find out how much current it takes to burn out LEDs in this fun science project!
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Can Humans Recognize AI-Generated Text?
Using this science project idea, find out if humans can correctly identify text written by AI and text written by real humans.
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Arduino Magnetic Pet Door: Circuit & Code
Build a magnetically-activated door for your dog, cat, or other pet using an Arduino in this fun engineering project.
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Building a Magnetic Sculpture Using Nuts
Magnets are really a blast to play with! Alex loved making magnetic sculptures with nuts on a strong magnet. I put the magnet on top of steel saucepan to make base studier for more creativity.
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How to make an Underwater Volcano
We can't stop doing amazing science experiments with Alex and Max. Today it was time for Underwater Volcano in a vase. When a bottle with coloured warm water was submerged in a vase with cold water, it started spreading colour. That...
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How to Make a Lung Model with a Balloon
Here is a quick demonstration how lungs work with a plastic bottle and two balloons I have prepared for Alex. When we pull knotted balloon, more space inside the bottle is created. To fill that space more air is sucked in thru the red...
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How to Make Colours Appear from Words
How cool is this activity with magically appearing colours from words! You would need regular markers, a permanent black marker, paper towel and water.
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Science Experiment: Clouds in a Bottle
Do you know how clouds form in the sky? Here is a quick experiment I showed to Alex to demonstrate how pressure change can do just that. To do this experiment at home you would need: a plastic bottle, rubbing alcohol, air pump, champagne...
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Science Experiments for Understanding Density
We are observing the different densities of the liquids (coloured water, honey and oil) versus the different densities of the objects (marble, grape, legobrick and foam cube).
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Science Experiment: Homemade Fire Extinguisher
When we are mixing vinegar and baking soda, we get a foamy reaction that produces carbon dioxide. You can't see it, but we can actually fill a glass with it because carbon dioxide is heavier than air. When I pour concentrated carbon...
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How to Make Simplest Air Cannon
Send pom-poms flying with this simplest air cannon! This easy-to-do engineering project turned into a fun game for my boys.
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How to Make a Silver Egg
When you hold the egg close to the flame, it gets covered in soot. Soot repels water, similar to oil. When we put our sooty egg in the water, it creates a small air bubble around it. This bubble reflects light, and makes the egg look...
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Science Experiment: Keep Ice Longer
Do you know how to keep ice for longer? Today we are exploring what materials delay melting of the ice better. The fact that clothes keep us warm confuses some children in thinking that the more materials we wrap around an ice cube, the...
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Science Experiment: Melting Ice Using Salt
Melting ice with salt and adding food colouring is a simple science project for kids of all ages. I added water in balloons and left them in freezer overnight. In the morning we started the experiment. Salt that was added to the ice,...
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How To Make Elephant Toothpaste
For this fun experiment, we have transformed our kitchen into a laboratory. We put on our lab coats, gloves and safety glasses to observe this amazing reaction that produces a lot of foam and a bit of heat too. Materials needed: - 1/2 a...
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How to Blow Out a Candle Behind a Bottle
Challenge of the week! Blow out a candle behind a bottle! It shouldn't be difficult because even so, the air cannot go through a bottle, it can curve all the way around and still blow out the candle. We have experimented with different...
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Science Experiment: Acids and Bases
In this activity, we combine science and art! We are making a turmeric pH indicator for acids and bases and drawing a little animation. It's a fun and easy way to learn how lemon juice and washing powder react with turmeric and change...
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Science Experiment: Magnetic Field
Have you ever wondered how magnets work? Magnetic fields exert force on other magnetic materials. This force is what causes the magnet to stick to the fridge or the magnet to stick to the paper clips. In this magnetic field science...
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Science Experiment: Lava Lamp
This lava lamp experiment is a fun and easy experiment every child should try. We haven't done this simple lava lamp experiment for a while, and this time it did not fail to amuse too. We coloured water with food colouring and poured it...
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How to Make a Spinning Heart Motor
Science project with a sprinkle of love - the simplest electric motor with a Spinning Heart! Fuel childrens' creativity and see their little faces light up with electrical fun for all the family. MATERIALS:⠀ - About 20 cm of copper wire...
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Science Experiment: Nonstop Heron's Fountain
Make your own plastic bottle Fountain that almost never stops. The best kinds of projects are ones that don't require lots of expensive materials. In fact, using recycled resources is so much better. Not just for the environment but also...