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Use common household chemicals and items to make a foaming monster. Materials: Plastic Bottle Coloured Paper Tape and Glue Tissues Vinegar Bicarbonate of soda Method: Decorate the bottle to make it look like a monster. We added teeth, tentacles and lots of eyes. Half fill the bottle with vinegar Put a teaspoon of bicarbonate of … Read More “The Foaming Monster” »
Using some easily obtained household items, it is possible to turn milk into plastic Ingredients: Milk Vinegar Food Colouring Jar Sock or stocking Biscuit cutter Method: Heat the milk over a low heat on the stove, don’t let it boil. Add a drop or two of food colouring, and stir. Add two tablespoons of vinegar, … Read More “Plastic Milk” »
Trick your mind with this clever device Materials: Square of card 2 short lengths of string Tape Pen/pencil Method: On one side of the card draw a cage, and on the other draw a stick figure, bird or other drawing. Poke a hole half way down each side Poke the end of each piece of … Read More “The Cage Trick” »
Explore static electricity in this simple experiment. Method: Put a plate on a piece of tissue paper and draw round it Draw a spiral, and cut it out to make the snake Rub a plastic ruler on something made from wool Touch the snake’s head with the ruler Results: It rose up and uncoiled. I … Read More “Be a Snake Charmer” »
