Cola Can Battery
Step 1: Gather Your Materials Materials: A can of cola A copper coin Tools: Can opener Crocodile clips Wire wool Step 2: Open your can of cola and pour the contents into a cup, put it to one side we’ll … Continue reading
How to Make a Lemon Battery
Lemon Battery When your kiddo comes home with news that it is science fair time at school a quick, easy, and educational option is the lemon battery. Make a Lemon Battery What You’ll Need: 4 lemons 4 galvanized nails 4 … Continue reading
Splitting Water!
Electricity is “created” when certain chemicals react together. We use chemically- made electricity to power many machines from flashlights to a watch or sometimes a car. Yes, there are cars that run on electricity! The devices that store electricity are … Continue reading
Electricity & Magnetism: How Resistance Produces Heat
(ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED) This experiment will allow you to see how heat is produced by the resistance in an electrical conduit. MATERIALS: Insulated wire with alligator clips 9-Volt Battery Nichrome Wire Candle Piece of Wood (150mm x 50mm x 20mm) … Continue reading
Volts and Amps: Understanding Current Flow
Volts and Amps: Understanding Current Flow (Adult Supervision Advised) Materials Needed: Insulated Wire with Alligator Clips 1.5 Volt Battery Light Bulb with Holder Milliammeter Voltmeter Wire Cutters Switch Follow these steps: Using about 300mm in length of the wires with … Continue reading
Make Your Own Telegraph
(Adult Supervision is Advised) MATERIALS: 9-Volt Battery Copper Wire Nail Pieces of Wood Thin copper plate Copper Screws In 1847, Samuel Morse received the patent for his invention of the telegraph. Many years before cell phones, the only method … Continue reading
Egg Experiment
First you need to gather up all of the materials you will need. Below is a list of the following items needed to conduct this experiment: A hard-boiled egg A clear long neck bottle 3 matches Adult help/supervision Are you … Continue reading
Fresh Water Experiment
First you need to gather up all of the materials you will need. Below is a list of the following items needed to conduct this study: Salt Water A tablespoon Large clear bowl Small glass Saran wrap Sunny day Are … Continue reading
No Gravity Water Experiment
This experiment is fun, easy and inexpensive. You’ll have to be very careful though so you don’t accidentally get soaked….. First you need to gather up the materials you will need. Below is a list of the following items needed … Continue reading