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Science Experiments

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May 7, 2008

Make a compass out of a needle floating in water. ...

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May 6, 2008

Make a low voltage battery at home using only coke, salt, and a paper towel. ...

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May 6, 2008

Watch this video to learn how to make a penny operated nitric acid fountain. Nitric acid acts upon copper to yield nitric oxide in an exothermic reaction. The expanding gas displaces water from anothe ...

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May 5, 2008

You can use a simple pair of binoculars to sweep the milky way or even spy on your neighbor. Learn and understand the binoculars, here and now.Timothy Ferris explains. ...

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May 5, 2008

For successful stargazing at night, dressing warm is the key. Do you want to shiver while enjoying the night lights, or do you want to enjoy it?Timothy Ferris explains. ...

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May 5, 2008

Want to be an astrophotagrapher? Here is the simple facts of taking photos of those beautiful stars using your telescope and a camera. More advanced photographers tend to use a chilled camera though ...

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May 2, 2008

Join Colin as he shows you how to lift an ice cube without touching it with your hands! Cool huh? All you need is water, salt, ice, and a match of course. ...

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May 2, 2008

This is how to make super cool water--My freezer was set to -2 degrees Fahrenheit and I used Dasani water. ...

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Apr 30, 2008

A difficult concept for many students to understand is the energy involved in breaking and forming bonds. A hydrate is a substance that has water bonded to it. In order to dehydrate you must add ene ...

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Apr 30, 2008

This experiment is intended to introduce students to hydrated compounds. These compounds have water molecules coordinated in their chemical structures. Examples CuSO4*5H2O, BaCl2*2H2O, and NaC2H3O2* ...