You will need: 5 bowls 5 small index cards Warm water+sugar Marker 5 clear zip-lock plasticbags While bees do not have good vision, they do have a sharp memory. Observe these little creatures in their natural habitat and learn their habits. INSTRUCTIONS Take 5 small index cards and draw different shapes covering the entire cards […]
You will need: Large jar Small glass Very hot water Red food colour Plastic wrap Rubber band Knife Cold water Learn all about convection currents while conducting this simple experiment with friends. INSTRUCTIONS Ask an adult to help you pour very hot water into a small glass. Add a few drops of red food colour
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You will need: 2 zip-lock bags (1 biggerthan the other) Crushed ice Salt Water Thermometer In winters, while lakes and ponds freeze over the oceans don’t. Figure out with this experiment. INSTRUCTIONS Fill the bigger zip-lock bag with crushed ice and one cup of salt. Mix it up well. Keep massaging the bag between your
You will need: 2 large pans Lots of ice cubes Sand Candle Room Oven Mittens Every time you go to a beach, there would have always been a cool breeze blowing. With this project figure out why beaches are always so breezy. INSTRUCTIONS You will need a room with no breeze.Shut all the doors, windows
Can plants be grown without seeds? You will say, “No seeds, no plants.” Wrong. See for yourself.Things Required:SandCarrot tops (ask an adult to cut the tops from several carrots)Shallow container Directions:Fill the container with sand. Thoroughly wet the sand with water. Insert the cut end of the carrot tops in the wet sand. Place in
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Unlike green and red vegetables, carrots do not lose their colour when cooked in water!Things Required:1 or 2 carrots, peeled and slicedPot of water Directions:Bring a cup of water to the boiling point.With a large spoon, lower the carrot slices into the pot of boiling water. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes. This Is What
You will need: Saucepan Stove Kitchen cloth or mittens Tin pie pan Hammer + nails Water Follow this simple experiment and figure out how fumaroles work. INSTRUCTIONS Ask an adult to help you. Take a tin pie pan, turn it over and ask the adult to hammer a nail into it so as to make
What is the effect of sunlight on plants and why is it necessary for the survival of a plant?Things Required:House plantBlack construction paperScissorsTape (cellophane) Directions:Cut two pieces of black construction paper large enough to cover one leaf on the plant. Sandwich the leaf between the two paper pieces. Tape the paper together. It is important
Have you wondered why green plant life does not occur below 100 metres in the ocean? Here is the answer for your curious brain.Things Required:2 small green potted plants (same variety)Directions:Place one of the plants in a sunny area, and the other plant in a dark closet or cabinet. Leave the plants for 7 days.
How can you preserve the colour of a vegetable better-cooking it covered or uncovered?Things Required:Broccoli or zucchini2 pots, one with a coverDirections:Cut off the stalk and separate the flowers of the broccoli or cut the zucchini into quarters.Cook half the vegetable in a large quantity of boiling water in a covered pot for five to
You will need: 2-litre bottle of water(filled) String Long sturdy stick Paper + felt pen Long sheet of paper Aluminium foil Table, Books Cello tape Create your own seismograph which will record an earthquake in the event of its occurrence. INSTRUCTIONS Tie the mouth of the bottle with a string. Be sure it won’t break
Light is important for plants to grow. This experiment shows you how plants seek the light.Things Required:House plantDirections:Place the plant next to a window for three days. Rotate the plant 180° and allow it to stand for another three days. This Is What Happens:The leaves of the plant turn towards the window. Rotating the plant
You will need: Newspaper Large wide tub + sifter Flour/White cement q Cocoa powder Small rocks (1/2 to 2inches in diameter) Measuring tape Camera 2 stools Understand how craters are formed by creating your own. INSTRUCTIONS Place the newspaper over a stool which situated a large area of the ground. Keep a large wide tub
We always start cooking green vegetables in boiling water. Why?Things Required:Broccoli or spinach2 pots Directions:Place half of the broccoli or spinach in a pot half full of cold water. Place the other half in a pot half full of boiling water. Cook both until the vegetables are tender.This Is What Happens:The vegetable in the cold