Investigations

1.  A FLAG OF A DIFFERENT COLOR

Human biology – retinal fatigue, complementary colors   

2.  A SHOCKING EXPERIENCE

Current electricity – circuits, transformers, conductors, insulators, DC properties, lines of force 

3.    BETTER BOTTLE BAND

Resonance / Sound – effect of length on vibrating media

4.    CAN YOU SEE THE MUSIC?

Modulation / Light – coherent and incoherent light, communication

5.    CANDLELIGHT MYSTERY

Fluids / States of matter / Combustion – oxidation requirements, gas properties

6.    DISC WOOD HELP ME SPIN

Resistance – motion, friction, bearings, machine

7.    DIVER IN A BOTTLE

Hydraulics / Fluids – gas and liquid properties, displacement

8.    FABULOUS FLOATING FORMULA

Buoyancy / Fluids – liquid density tower

9.    FANNING THE FLASH

Light –stroboscopic effect of electronic flash

10.   HAIR-RAISING HAPPENING

Electrostatics – Van de Graaff generator demonstrations

11.   HIDE IT UNDER THE WATER?

Current electricity / Induction / Magnetism – transformers, insulators, AC properties, magnetic lines of force

12.   I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW

Chemistry – acid/base reaction, pH indicator

13.   LIGHT SPINNER

Light / Energy dynamics / Resistance – Crooks Radiometer, vacuum, photons

14.   MARBLE MANIA

Buoyancy – density of solids

15.   PING PONG SCIENCE

Energy dynamics – Bernoulli’s Principle, aeronautical lift

16.   SOUND-WRITING ON THE WALL

Sound – vibrations, waves

17.   SPECIAL SPORES

Combustion – effect of particle size and distribution on oxidation

18.   THE CAN THAT CAN COME HOME

Energy – kinetic / potential relationship

19.   THE IMPOSSIBLE FOUNTAIN

Hydraulics – atmospheric pressure, vacuum siphon

20.   THE POWER OF LIGHT

Light / Current electricity – photovoltaic system, solar cells

21.   THE RADIOACTIVE FAMILY

Radioactivity – atomic model, atomic mass / number, isotopes, Geiger counter

22.   TRIAL BY FIRE

Chemistry / Combustion – density of gases, oxidation requirements