Hey P5,
Check out the link below for some VERY COOL science videos!!
http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/outrageous-acts-of-science/videos/piranha-scissors.htm
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Hey P5, Check out the link below for some VERY COOL science videos!! http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/outrageous-acts-of-science/videos/piranha-scissors.htm
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This simple science experiment will fascinate your kids. All you need is some water and some M&Ms to create an amazing floating M&Ms phenomenon.
What you need:
Activity: Place four or five M&Ms in the bottom of the bowl, with the "M" facing up. Now carefully pour in about 4cm of water, try not to disturb the M&Ms too much as you do this. Watch what happens. It should take about five to 10 minutes. Eventually the "M" on each candy will peel off and float to the surface. Why is it so?The "M" letters on M&Ms are printed in edible white ink. The ink won't dissolve in water. When the candy shell dissolves, the letters peel off and float to the top. We've been learning about air pressure. Here is a cool experiment!
Is it possible to stab a potato with a drinking straw? Find out with this fun science experiment for kids that shows how air pressure can be used in surprising ways. What you'll need:
What's happening? Placing your thumb over the hole at the top of the straw improves your ability to pierce the potato skin and push the straw deep into the potato. The first time you tried the experiment you may have only pierced the potato a small amount, so why are you more successful on the second attempt? Covering the top of the straw with your thumb traps the air inside, forcing it to compress as you stab the straw through the potato skin. This makes the straw strong enough to pierce the potato, unlike the first attempt where the air is pushed out of the straw. Check out this website for loads of cool science activities and experiments!
And they have some pretty interesting stuff for you to read and learn about. Click the link below http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/activities/funscience/ Check out this cool video on how to make slime! Try it yourself at home (with your parent's permission of course!) |