Education with a Boom
I've seen this with flowers before but it's Christmas so it's about time we did something Christmas-y. Have you made a paper snowflake yet this year? Today's X-peri-mas is going to be about paper snowflakes that unfold themselves when you add them to water. What you will need This is a simple one - make... Continue Reading →
Lava lamps are fun. It's satisfying the way the blobs flop and float about, rising and falling in the tube... but wouldn't it be more fun to make your own? X-Peri-Mas #6 made something that looked a bit like a lava lamp - with oil and water swapping over between two containers but this one... Continue Reading →
Imagine you have two cups full right to the brim with drinks. Now someone comes in and tells you that you've put them in the wrong cups! That drink was meant to be in this cup and this cup was meant to be in that cup... Can you swap the liquids over straight from one... Continue Reading →
Potassium Nitrate By Marcus Taylor Head outside, look up and you might see many things in the sky. On a rainy day you are most likely to see clouds, but wait until night and a black background is dusted with sparkling dots of stars. You may see birds flying, aeroplanes soaring or possibly a hot... Continue Reading →
Theobromine By Marcus Taylor Names are very important in science, whether for physical objects, processes, mathematical formulae or theories. Universally accepted names help scientists across the world to talk to each other and know exactly what they are each referring to. Unfortunately, names are sometimes misleading and have nothing in common with what their name... Continue Reading →
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