101 Great Science Experiments

2014·21.98 MB·English

by  Neil Ardley

Cover Page: CA
CONTENTS Page: 4
Air and Gases Page: 6
1 Crush with air Page: 7
2 Seal with air Page: 7
3 Weigh some air Page: 8
4 Discover the gases in the air Page: 9
5 Form a gas Page: 10
6 Make a volcano erupt Page: 11
7 Make a wing fly Page: 12
8 Detect moisture in the air Page: 13
9 Measure the wind Page: 14
Water and Liquids Page: 16
10 Measure the rain Page: 17
11 Rain-test materials Page: 18
12 Have fun with water pressure Page: 19
13 Remove a lime’s life jacket Page: 19
14 Make things sink, then float! Page: 20
15 Find out about floating Page: 21
16 Command a deep-sea diver Page: 22
17 Make an underwater volcano Page: 23
18 See how liquids float and sink Page: 24
19 Find out if liquids mix Page: 25
20 Test the flow of liquids Page: 25
21 Grow a stalactite Page: 26
22 Is water hard? Page: 27
23 Race a speedboat Page: 28
24 See plants drinking Page: 29
Hot and Cold Page: 30
25 Build a simple thermometer Page: 31
26 Race some beads Page: 32
27 Circulate some heat Page: 32
28 Keep a drink cool Page: 33
29 Store some heat Page: 34
30 Fight a fire Page: 35
31 Slice some ice Page: 36
32 Make your own ice cream Page: 37
Light Page: 38
33 Play with shadows Page: 39
34 Look around corners Page: 40
35 Build a kaleidoscope Page: 42
36 See double Page: 43
37 Make your own flashlight Page: 44
38 Construct a camera Page: 47
39 Bend a beam of light Page: 46
Color Page: 48
40 Make a rainbow Page: 49
41 See a sunset Page: 50
42 Discover hidden colors Page: 51
43 Mix colors together Page: 52
44 Spin some colors Page: 53
45 Change color Page: 53
46 Test with color Page: 54
47 See colors in bubbles Page: 55
48 Print pretty patterns Page: 56
Growth Page: 58
49 Discover the needs of seeds Page: 59
50 See how a plant grows Page: 60
51 Make a plant maze Page: 61
52 Grow a piece of plant Page: 62
53 See a plant bubble Page: 62
54 Test a plant for food Page: 63
55 Grow your own mold Page: 64
Senses Page: 66
56 See how your ears work Page: 67
57 Find out how your eyes work Page: 68
58 See two pictures as one Page: 69
59 Build a wobble detector Page: 70
60 Change your ears around Page: 71
61 Take a taste test Page: 71
62 Test your sense of touch Page: 72
63 Check your reaction time Page: 73
Sound and Music Page: 74
64 See some sound Page: 75
65 Make a sound gun Page: 76
66 Make a coat-hanger clanger Page: 77
67 Bounce a sound Page: 78
68 Make a paper banger Page: 79
69 Beat some drums Page: 80
70 Strike up a tune Page: 82
71 Play a pipe Page: 82
72 Blow a horn Page: 83
73 Build a banjo Page: 84
Magnets Page: 86
74 Charm a snake, fly a kite Page: 87
75 Compare the strength of magnets Page: 88
76 Build a magnetic car Page: 89
77 Detect a magnet’s field Page: 90
78 Separate a mixture Page: 91
79 Construct a compass Page: 92
80 Make an electromagnet Page: 93
81 Build a buzzer Page: 94
Electricity Page: 96
82 Bend some water Page: 97
83 Make a propeller Page: 97
84 Jump with electricity Page: 98
85 Wave a magic wand Page: 99
86 Build a charge detector Page: 100
87 Construct a circuit Page: 102
88 Probe for electricity Page: 104
89 Build a battery Page: 105
90 Make a merry-go-round Page: 106
Motion and Machines Page: 108
91 Build a wheelbarrow Page: 109
92 Get a jet going Page: 110
93 Build a turbine Page: 111
94 Test for friction Page: 111
95 Move in a circle Page: 112
96 Engage a gear Page: 112
97 Make an automatic machine Page: 113
98 Construct a fan Page: 114
99 Build a water wheel Page: 116
100 Lift a load with water Page: 118
101 Build a crane Page: 119
INDEX Page: 120