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Look Ma, I’m a Battery

A DC microammeter is an instrument that measures the electric current in a circuitIn a nutshell, a battery uses a chemical reaction to produce an electrical current. In this experiment, we will create...

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Magic floating orb of tinsel

Science can often times seem like magic. In this mind bending experiment, we’ll demonstrate a very basic scientific principle with an experiment that will astonish your friends and confuse your Dad –...

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Magical Attracting Tape

In this experiment we will magically force electrons from Scotch Tape to pass to and from a table (note - we'd use Dad in this experiment but you know how stingy Dad is with things like, Ohhh, his...

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Making Sparks

In this experiment we'll create an object called a electrophorus. Using the materials listed above, we'll charge the object and then discharge it creating a snap, a little electrical shock, and a...

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Making Sparks – Part II

Ever heard of a Leyden jar? It's been around for over 200 years and is the forerunner of the modern day capacitor. The guy who invented it tested it on himself and stated that 'my whole body was shaken...

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Piezo Explosive Popper

Kids love things that go boom. Throw in some flames and you've got one of the most popular experiments in Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab. The piezo popper, also known as the film cannon, binaca bomb, or...

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Waxing poetic – soda can, balloon, and static electricity experiment

How many times have you snickered at Dad walking around the house with a sock stuck to his back? Or watched as he ran his hand up his shirt to scratch and pulls out one of those antistatic dryer...

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Charge Up a Light Bulb – electrical charges experiment

Ever had this happen in your house - something gets broken and Dad goes over and takes a look at it. He studies it for a while and then suddenly - bing.... a little light bulb goes on above his head?...

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Lemon battery experiment – if life gives you lemons, make a battery!

Batteries store chemical energy that can be transmitted as electrical energy through various components in a circuit. You can think of the circuit as the path the electrons (electricity) take. The path...

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Look Ma, I’m a Battery

A DC microammeter is an instrument that measures the electric current in a circuitIn a nutshell, a battery uses a chemical reaction to produce an electrical current. In this experiment, we will create...

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Magic floating orb of tinsel

Science can often times seem like magic. In this mind bending experiment, we’ll demonstrate a very basic scientific principle with an experiment that will astonish your friends and confuse your Dad –...

View Article

Magical Attracting Tape

In this experiment we will magically force electrons from Scotch Tape to pass to and from a table (note - we'd use Dad in this experiment but you know how stingy Dad is with things like, Ohhh, his...

View Article

Making Sparks

In this experiment we'll create an object called a electrophorus. Using the materials listed above, we'll charge the object and then discharge it creating a snap, a little electrical shock, and a...

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Making Sparks – Part II

Ever heard of a Leyden jar? It's been around for over 200 years and is the forerunner of the modern day capacitor. The guy who invented it tested it on himself and stated that 'my whole body was shaken...

View Article

Piezo Explosive Popper

Kids love things that go boom. Throw in some flames and you've got one of the most popular experiments in Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab. The piezo popper, also known as the film cannon, binaca bomb, or...

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Waxing poetic – soda can, balloon, and static electricity experiment

How many times have you snickered at Dad walking around the house with a sock stuck to his back? Or watched as he ran his hand up his shirt to scratch and pulls out one of those antistatic dryer...

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