April 2022

You will need: A dimly lit room Blindfold 10-15 volunteers (of which 5 have brown eyes, 5 have greenish eyes and if possible 5 have bluish eyes) Various coloured sheets of chart, marble paper/ construction paper Tape Pen and paper We all are born with different eye colours. Does difference in eye colour affect the […]

You will need: Volunteers/ test subjects 3 different songs (in different genres) Music player Pen and paper Survey sheet How many times has it happened that oneparticular song gets stuck in our head?Conduct this experiment to learn more about the dreaded earworm effect. INSTRUCTIONS Hand your volunteers a survey sheet. The sheet must include timings,

You will need: Metal cake tin/pie pan Metal spoon Salt Ear muffs Try this experiment to know all about vibrations and feeling the sound without actually hearing it. INSTRUCTIONS Firstly put on some really good noise-blocking ear muffs. Next, turn the metal cake tin or pie pan upside down and put a thin layer of

You will need: Ice water Large bowl (enough to submerge both hands) Friends (at least one should be left-handed) Stopwatch Paper and pen Find out with this experiment if your dominant side is more sensitive to touch than the other side. INSTRUCTIONS Place a large bowl of ice water on a table. Ask one of

You will need: A big grassy field 60-80 metres of string Plastic ziplock bag full of flour Small bell Measuring tape Nails A blindfolded friend Try this experiment with your friends to find out who amongst you has a better sense of hearing. INSTRUCTIONS Create a diameter by placing 30 metres of string in a

You will need: Long wooden ruler Projector Movable white screen or large sheet of chart paper Computer Understand persistence of vision through this experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Request your teacher at the school to help assist you with a projector. Place a white screen 8 feet away from the projector. Position your screen in front of a

You will need: Marker 5 paper cups Water Sugar Salt Lime Soya sauce Cold strong black coffee Q-tips Tablespoon INSTRUCTIONS Create your 5 test solutions. The first is asugar solution. Dissolve 2 tablespoonfuls ofsugar in ¼ cup of water in a paper cup (marked ‘Sweet’). For the second paper cup(marked ‘Salty’) mix 2tablespoonfuls of salt

You will need: Metric ruler Paper & pen (to record your findings) Volunteer Understand the science behind reflex actions with this simple experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Ask your friend to extend his forearm. Ask him to hold a ruler between his thumb and index finger at ‘1’. They should be holding the ruler in such a way

You will need: 3 cups Coffee or leftover food Magnifying glass Paper sheet (to record your findings) Not all moulds are bad. Some moulds like the green or orange ones are penicillin moulds. Try this simple experiment to understand moulds. INSTRUCTIONS Take 3 cups and pour some coffee into each cup. If you aren’t using

You will need: 3 plates Water & cookies/bland crackers Peppermint oil Fruits cut in bite-size pieces (strawberry, pear, tomato, kiwi, banana, watermelon, apple, etc.) Toothpick Blindfold Pen and paper Have fun figuring out whether your sense ofsmell and taste are actually linked. INSTRUCTIONS Deseed and peel all the fruits. Pierce a toothpick in each piece

You will need: 2-3 volunteers Pen and paper (to record your findings) Portable weighing scale (optional for accuracy) We all have heard of Pinocchio’s nose. But do you know that you could tell if someone is lying or not just by exerting a little pressure on his arm? INSTRUCTIONS Ask your friends to tell you

You will need: Piece of uncooked meat, (preferably a hot dog) 1 kg of baking soda Large container with lid Measuring tape Disposable gloves You do not have to go all the way to Egypt to understand about mummification. Instead, learn the science behind it in your very own home. INSTRUCTIONS 1.            Firstly do not