by Aurora Lipper | Aug 12, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
This spooky idea takes almost no time, requires a dime and a bottle, and has the potential for creating quite a stir in your next magic show. The idea is basically this: when you place a coin on a bottle, it starts dancing around. But there’s more to this trick than...
by Aurora Lipper | Aug 5, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
The triple point is where a molecule can be in all three states of matter at the exact same time, all in equilibrium. Imagine having a glass of liquid water happily together with both ice cubes and steam bubbles inside, forever! The ice would never melt, the liquid...
by Aurora Lipper | Jul 29, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
Can we really make crystals out of soap? You bet! These crystals grow really fast, provided your solution is properly saturated. In only 12 hours, you should have sizable crystals sprouting up. DO NOT EAT!!! Keep these crystals out of reach of small kids, as they look...
by Aurora Lipper | Jul 22, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
This is one of those ‘chemistry magic show’ type of experiments to wow your friends and family. Here’s the scoop: you take a cup of clear liquid, add it to another cup of clear liquid, stir for ten seconds, and you’ll see a color change, a state change from liquid to...
by Aurora Lipper | Jul 15, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
We’re going to create the fourth state of matter in your microwave using food. Note – this is NOT the kind of plasma doctors talk about that’s associated with blood. Plasma is what happens when you add enough energy (often in the form of raising the...
