by Aurora Lipper | Jun 10, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
These rockets use air pressure to launch your lightweight rocket skyward. Using simple materials, you‘ll not only be able to make your launcher in minutes, but also as many rockets as you want. The first time I flew these, they got stuck on the roof! So be prepared...
by Aurora Lipper | Jun 3, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
Rockets shoot skyward with massive amounts of thrust, produced by chemical reaction or air pressure. Scientists create the thrust force by shoving a lot of gas (either air itself, or the gas left over from the combustion of a propellant) out small exit...
by Aurora Lipper | May 27, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
We’re going to build monster roller coasters in your house using just a couple of simple materials. You might have heard how energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transferred or transformed (if you haven’t that’s okay – you’ll pick it up while doing...
by Aurora Lipper | May 20, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
A super-fast, super-cool car that uses the pent-up energy inside a mouse trap spring to propel a homemade car forward. While normally this is reserved for high school physics classes, it really is a fun and inexpensive experiment to do with kids of all ages. All the...
by Aurora Lipper | May 13, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
Hovercraft transport people and their stuff across ice, grass, swamp, water, and land. Also known as the Air Cushioned Vehicle (ACV), these machines use air to greatly reduce the sliding friction between the bottom of the vehicle (the skirt) and the ground. This is a...
by Aurora Lipper | May 6, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
When you drop a ball, it falls 16 feet the first second you release it. If you throw the ball horizontally, it will also fall 16 feet in the first second, even though it is moving horizontally… it moves both away from you and down toward the ground. Think about a...
