During the 19th and early 20th Centuries many astronomers believed the galaxy teemed with life, much of it intelligent. Some of the world’s foremost stargazers were certain that sister worlds Mars and Venus harbored intelligent life. But as the 20th…
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Now is the perfect time to make borax snowflakes for your winter decorating. It is an inexpensive project, fun and easy for kids to do and they will enjoy watching the crystals grow on the flake. Supplies needed for each…
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You put Helium into a balloon and watch it go. Or suck it into your mouth and laugh as it changes the pitch of your voice until you sound like one of the “Chipmunks”. But where does this light gas…
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The Big Dipper is one of the brightest and most recognizable asterisms in the sky. The Big Dipper is an asterism of seven stars in the northern skies, and can be easily found during all seasons except fall, when it…
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There are two words that come to mind when trying to engage uninterested students in any subject: fun and relevance. If you can make the subject relevant to the student, you are halfway there. If you can make it fun,…
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Making a battery out of fruit may sound completely ludicrous, but it is absolutely possible and is often demonstrated in chemistry classes in schools. So long as the fruit chosen to act as the battery is a citrus fruit, meaning…
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The color of a fire is determined by the temperature of the fire and the chemicals that are being burned. One easy way to change the color of a fire is simply to get it to burn hotter. This can…
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A borax snowflake is an artificially grown snow flake used for decoration, which will sparkle like the real thing but won’t melt. Just like with a real snow flake, the borax powder, which is made from a natural mineral called…
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Tips for making candy glass. If you have ever seen someone thrown through a pane of glass in a movie chances are it was candy glass. This fun confection is actually quite easy to make. ♦ What you need to…
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Children love science, especially when they can participate in chemistry experiments. This should be cause for great joy for their parents. Be it a long weekend, vacation, snow day or home school science class, parents can guide their eager children…
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