PBS
Pbs: Rough Science Island Observatory
PBS site asks users to imagine that they are stranded on a tropical island. Provides experiments for users to calculate time at night and to identify what is in the night sky.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Build a Soap Powered Model Boat
Science Bob presents instructions for a science demonstration of how to build a soap-powered model boat using common supplies with information on how it works.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Make Plastic Milk
Science Bob gives instructions on how to make plastic milk using common supplies with information on how it works.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Try Some Lava in a Cup
Science Bob provides instructions for how to make some lava in a cup using common supplies with information on how it works.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Buddies: A Color Symphony
Science Bob provides instructions for making a color symphony using common supplies with information on how it works.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: The Giant Dry Ice Bubble Sphere
Science Bob presents instructions for making a giant dry ice bubble sphere using common supplies.
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: The Ultimate Bubble Solution
Science Bob presents instructions for making the ultimate bubble solution using common supplies with information on how it works.
Rice University
Rice University: Galileo's Pendulum Experiments
This site from The Galileo Project of the Rice University provides a great look into the pendulum experimens of Galileo. Contains first-hand writings and examples of experiments along with links to additional information.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Do It: Balancing Act
An experiment kids can do at home to discover how the center of gravity can affect whether things will balance or not.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Do It: Carbon Dioxide
PBS site offers an experiment kids can do at home to see how carbon dioxide can put out burning candles.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Know How? Carrying Water
How can you carry 100 pounds of water easily? Is it possible? PBS site invites you to come along with Michael and Joel as they attempt to answer this question.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Magnetic Suction
An experiment to find out how an old-style doorbell works.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Michelle O (Formerly Vanna)
Here is an activity where students experiment with how the brain receives a strange view of a familiar object.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Parabolas
Recreate this optical illusion using two parabolic mirrors to make it appear like an object is in the center, when it is really just its image. This experiment requires special equipment which may need to be purchased.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Persistence of Vision
This experiment demonstrates how the eye retains its memory of what it sees for a brief time, allowing us to construct the overall image in our minds from the parts we see.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Pipes of Pan
An experiment to create a device using cardboard tubes that will separate a mixture of sounds in a background into their different frequencies, from low to high depending on the tube length.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Polarized Sunglasses
An experiment that demonstrates how polarized sunglasses work.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Proprioception
The human body has proprioceptors that send signals to the brain so that we are aware of our body's position and movements. Try these simple experiments to learn about proprioception and about other visual and tactile clues that assist...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Pupil
Try this experiment to see how light affects the size of your pupils.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Radioactive Decay Model
A simple experiment where pennies are thrown, then half are removed, to simulate how radioactive decay works.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Radiohead
Try this experiment to see how sound transmits as vibrations through solid matter. You will use a toothbrush to listen to the radio.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Remote Control Roller
Investigate the forces of electrons and protons in this experiment with electrostatic charges.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Resonant Pendulum
An experiment in resonance that demonstrates how to make a pendulum swing widely by exerting only a small force.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Resonant Rings
An experiment in resonance that demonstrates how the vibrations of an earthquake affect buildings of different sizes and degrees of flexibility.
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