How to Introduce Science Process Skills Using Experiments from "201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre & Incredible Experiments." Very Important The exploratory experiments in "201 Awesome, Magical, … [Read more...]
CAT Stickers
What are CAT Stickers? CAT Stickers are stickers coated with a mixture of cold activated thermochromic dye and paint pigment. CAT Stickers can be purchased here: CAT Stickers. The CAT stickers … [Read more...]
Coloring Changing Colorants
What is a Colorant? A colorant is a substance used to color a material, such as thermochromic and photochromic dyes aqs well as pigments in paint. What does thermochromic mean? thermochromic = … [Read more...]
Physical Properties of Matter
Matter is what stuff is made of. The physical properties of matter are things you observe using your five senses, which are seeing, touching, smelling, tasting and hearing. Following are … [Read more...]
#1 Science Magic: No Leak Plastic Bag
Amaze Kids with Science Magic. 1. Fill a quart zip-lock plastic bag about half-full with tap water. 2. Zip the bag closed. 3. Support the bag with one hand as you piece it with the sharpened end of … [Read more...]
What is a solid?
Physical Properties of Solids The two types of solids are crystalline solids and amorphous solids. Crystalline Solids The atoms of crystalline solids are tightly bound together in a regular geometric … [Read more...]
What are atoms?
Atoms are the building blocks of matter. Each atom of an element is neutral. Being neutral means there is no net charge. Atoms have equal numbers of protons and electrons. The positively charged … [Read more...]