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 List of Experiment

PHYSICS
1. Balloon Inflator

2. Collapsing Can

3. The Underwater Candle

4. Seesaw Candle

5. Pressure Fountain

CHEMISTRY
1. Elephant Toothpaste

2. Mentos Geyser

3. Invisible Ink

4. Rainbow Colored Flames

5. Seven Layered Density Column

 Materials:

 Baking Soda

 Vinegar

 Empty Water Bottles

 Balloons

 Measuring Spoons

 Funnel {optional but helpful)

 Procedure
1. Blow up the balloon a bit to stretch it out some.
2. Use the funnel and teaspoon to add baking soda to the balloon. We
started with 2 teaspoons and added a teaspoon for each balloon.
3. Fill the container with Vinegar halfway
4. When your balloons are all made attach to containers making sure you
have a good seal!
5. Lift up the balloon to dump the baking soda into the container of
vinegar
6. Watch the balloon fill up
7. To get the most gas out of it, we swirled around the container to get it
all going!
 Collapsing Can

 Materials:
 Soda/Pop Can
 10 mL of water
 Hot plate to heat/boil the water
 Tongs
 Wide container capable of holding about 500 mL of water
 Ice
 Heat resistant gloves

 Procedure

1. Place the water in the can.

 Candle

 Matches

 Plate or shallow dish

 Clear, slender container

 One cup (237 ml) of room temperature water

 Two Coloring Tablets or Food Coloring

 Procedure

1. Add 2-3 drops of food coloring to the water. This will make the movement of the water
easier to see later. It’s interesting to watch how the drops of coloring spread through the
water before stirring it.

2. Pour the colored water into the plate. You want about a half-inch (1 cm) deep puddle in
the plate. More is OK.

3. Set the candle straight up in the puddle in the center of the plate. To make sure everything
will fit; place the slender container over the candle and into the water. Make sure its base
is well above the candle wick and its top edge is submerged under the water. Add water if
needed. When you’re happy with the setup, remove the container.

4. When the candle is stable, the water is calm, and an adult is present, light the candle. The
candle flame needs to burn brightly.

5. There’s no need to rush this Step; there’s a lot to watch anyway. Turn the container over
again and lower it over the burning candle. Place the container on the plate in the water
and let go but don’t take your eyes off of the water level inside it. You may see bubbles
coming from inside the container. At first, the candle stays burning and the water level
rises slowly. About the time the candle goes out, the water rises quickly.
 Seesaw Candle

 Materials:

 Long candle
 Needle
 2 glasses or jars that are the same height

Long, thin candles work best for this trick. You can even use a pair of candles that
are connected to each other.

 Procedure

1. The first step is to expose wick at both ends of the candle so take a look at the bottom
of the candle. If it has some wick pressed onto the bottom of the wax, loosen it so that
you will be able to light it. On the other hand, if there isn't any wick at the bottom of the
candle, use a knife to cut away enough of the candle to expose wick. You don't need a
particularly sharp knife. In fact, it's better to use a dull knife so that you don't accidentally
cut the wick.

2. Push the needle through the candle about halfway down its length.You don't have to
be exact, but if you aren't very good at gauging halfway points, then use a ruler to
measure your candle, divide that number by two and push the needle through the candle
at that point. If the candle wax is soft, you may be able to push the needle through the
candle with minimal effort, but if the wax is hard or your candle is thick, then grasp the
needle with pliers or tweezers, heat it in a flame and push it through the candle. The hot
needle should pass through the wax fairly easily. The trick still works if you accidentally
bend the needle.

3. Balance the needle and candle between a pair of glasses. It is okay if one end of the
candle is heavier than the other.

4. Light both ends of the candle. The candle will rock up and down, like a seesaw.
 Pressure Fountain

 Materials

 One empty bottle (without the bottle cap)

 One straw

 Hot Glue / Glue Gun

 One balloon

 Procedure

1. Drill or poke a small hole half way up on one side of the bottle

2. Put the straw into the hole and seal the hole tightly with hot glue

3. Fill the bottle with some water from the top

4. Prepare a bowl to catch the water (or do it over a sink or outside)

5. Blow up a balloon and pinch the neck of the balloon

6. Carefully put the balloon over the bottles cap area

7. Watch the air in the balloon push the water out, creating your very own
fountain!
 Elephant Toothpaste

 Materials

 A clean 16 ounce plastic soda bottle

 1/2 cup 20-volume hydrogen peroxide liquid (20-volume is a 6% solution,

 1 Tablespoon (one packet) of dry yeast

 3 Tablespoons of warm water

 Liquid dish washing soap

 Food coloring

 Small cup

 Safety goggles

 Procedure

1. Hydrogen peroxide can irritate skin and eyes, so put on those safety goggles
and ask an adult to carefully pour the hydrogen peroxide into the bottle.

2. Add 8 drops of your favorite food coloring into the bottle.

3. Add about 1 tablespoon of liquid dish soap into the bottle and swish the
bottle around a bit to mix it.

4. In a separate small cup, combine the warm water and the yeast together and
mix for about 30 seconds.

5. Now the adventure starts! Pour the yeast water mixture into the bottle (a
funnel helps here) and watch the foaminess begin!
 Mentos Geyser

 Materials

 A roll or box of Mentos chewy mints

 2-liter bottle of diet soda

 Sheet of paper

 Procedure

1. Carefully open the bottle of diet soda. Again, the choice of diet over regular
soda is purely a preference based on the fact that erupting regular soda
becomes a sticky mess to clean up because it contains sugar. Diet soda uses
artificial sweeteners instead of sugar, and consequently, it’s not sticky.
Later on in the experiment, you’ll be invited to compare the geyser power
of diet versus regular soda, but for now we’ll start with a 2-liter bottle of
diet soda.

2. Position the bottle on the ground so that it will not tip over.

3. Let’s start with seven Mentos for our first attempt. The goal is to drop all
seven Mentos into the bottle of soda at the same time (which is trickier than
you might think). One method for doing this is to roll a piece of paper into a
tube just big enough to hold the loose Mentos. Other methods include using
a large plastic test tube to hold the Mentos or using my Geyser Tube toy
invention, which was created to solve this very problem. Assuming that
you’re using the paper tube method, you’ll want to load the seven Mentos
into the tube, cover the bottom of the tube with your finger, and position the
tube directly over the mouth of the bottle. When you pull your finger out of
the way, all seven Mentos should fall into the bottle at the same time.

4. Drops the mentos.

 Materials

 Half a lemon

 Water

 Spoon

 Bowl

 Cotton bud

 White paper

 Lamp or other light bulb

 Procedure

1. Squeeze some lemon juice into the bowl and add a few drops of water.

2. Mix the water and lemon juice with the spoon.

3. Dip the cotton bud into the mixture and write a message onto the white
paper.

4. Wait for the juice to dry so it becomes completely invisible.

5. When you are ready to read your secret message or show it to someone else,
heat the paper by holding it close to a light bulb.
 Colored Flames
 Materials

 Ethyl Fuel (96%)

 Disposable gloves

 Safety Goggles

 Aluminum cups

 Lighter

 Chemicals; 10 grams each of

 Strontium chloride

 Sodium chloride

 Chloride dehydrate

 Barium nitrate

 Lithium bromide

 Procedure

1. Place some of each solid into an evaporating dish

2. Squirt ethanol on the solid with a disposable pipet

3. Light the ethanol on fire.

 Materials

 Light corn syrup

 Water

 Vegetable oil

 Dawn dish soap (blue)

 Rubbing alcohol

 Lamp oil (select a cool color like red, available at a department store)

 Honey

 Glass cylinder

 Food coloring

 Food baster

 Seven plastic cups

 Procedure

1. Measure 8 ounces of each type of liquid into the seven plastic cups.
Depending on the size of the glass cylinder, you might need more or less of
each liquid—8 ounces is just a good starting point. You may want to color
the corn syrup and the rubbing alcohol with a few drops of food coloring to
create a more dramatic effect in your column. Here is the order of layers
starting from the bottom and working your way to the top:

Honey
Corn Syrup
 Dish Soap
Water
Vegetable oil
rubbing alcohol
Lamp oil

2. Start your column by pouring the honey into the cylinder. It is very
important to pour the liquids carefully into the center of the cylinder. Make
sure the honey does not touch the sides of the cylinder while you are
pouring. It’s important to let each layer settle before adding the next one.
Take your time and pour slowly and carefully.

3. The next layer is corn syrup. Again, try not to let the corn syrup touch the
sides of the container as you’re pouring. The key is to pour slowly and
evenly.

4. Repeat the same procedure with the dish soap. Pour the soap directly into the
middle of the layer of corn syrup . . . and take your time pouring!

5. Stop for just a second to enjoy your success. You’re almost halfway to your
goal of stacking seven layers of liquid. The next liquid is water, and you’ll
need to use the food baster—it’s like a giant medicine dropper for food.
From this point forward, it’s okay to let the liquids touch the sides of the
cylinder. In fact, it’s a must! Dip the tip of the food baster in the cup of
water, squeeze the bulb, and draw up some water. Rest the tip of the food
baster on the inside wall of the cylinder and slowly squeezes the bulb. Let
the water slowly trickle down the glass to create the next layer. Take your
time!

6. You’ll use the food baster once again for the next layer—vegetable oil. Use
the inside wall of the cylinder to let the vegetable oil slowly trickle down
and form the next layer.

7. Wash the food baster with some soap and water in the sink before moving
on to the rubbing alcohol. If you have not already colored the rubbing
alcohol, use a couple drops of food coloring to make sure this layer isn’t
 confused with water. Use the food baster and the inside wall of the cylinder
to add this next layer.

8. You’re one layer away from success. Again, rinse the food baster in the sink
before moving on to the lamp oil. Since lamp oil is flammable, you must do
this last step away from any open flames. Use the food baster to draw up
some lamp oil, which has a low surface tension and easily leaks out of the
food baster. Keep your finger over the tip as you transport it over to the
cylinder. By now you’re a pro at this. Use the baster and the inside wall of
the cylinder to slowly add the final liquid layer.