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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Persistence of Vision
This experiment demonstrates how the eye retains its memory of what it sees for a brief time, allowing us to construct the overall image in our minds from the parts we see.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Pinhole Magnifier
Explore properties of light by making a pinhole magnifier using simple materials and a light source.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Pipes of Pan
An experiment to create a device using cardboard tubes that will separate a mixture of sounds in a background into their different frequencies, from low to high depending on the tube length.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Polarized Sunglasses
An experiment that demonstrates how polarized sunglasses work.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Polarized Light Mosaic
Learn how to make stained glass window art using the phenomenon of polarized light.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Proprioception
The human body has proprioceptors that send signals to the brain so that we are aware of our body's position and movements. Try these simple experiments to learn about proprioception and about other visual and tactile clues that assist...
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Pupil
Try this experiment to see how light affects the size of your pupils.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Radioactive Decay Model
A simple experiment where pennies are thrown, then half are removed, to simulate how radioactive decay works.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Radiohead
Try this experiment to see how sound transmits as vibrations through solid matter. You will use a toothbrush to listen to the radio.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Remote Control Roller
Investigate the forces of electrons and protons in this experiment with electrostatic charges.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Resonant Pendulum
An experiment in resonance that demonstrates how to make a pendulum swing widely by exerting only a small force.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Resonant Rings
An experiment in resonance that demonstrates how the vibrations of an earthquake affect buildings of different sizes and degrees of flexibility.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Resonator
An experiment in resonance that demonstrates how to synchronize an applied force with an object's natural frequency and amplify the resulting motion.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Rotating Light
An experiment where polarized light is shone into a solution of sugared water, causing each of the colors in white light to change direction in varying amounts.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Salty Pits
Investigate the effectiveness of different deodorants at combating armpit bacteria. Involves growing bacterial cultures on agar plates.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Secret Bells
An experiment demonstrating how sound vibrations transmit through metal.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Seeing Your Retina
Try this experiment where you examine the blood vessel network of your retina and the eye's blind spot. Includes a safety precaution.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Shell Shifts
Investigate the damage that ocean acidification does to the shells of sea creatures.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Short Circuit
Learn how fuses and circuit breakers work to stop the flow of electricity in a circuit so as to prevent fires. This experiment requires caution.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Skin Size
Find out the approximate surface area of your skin in this exercise, and how much atmospheric force is exerted upon it.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Film on a Can
Investigate the properties of light by exploring the color effects produced when light is shone on soap film.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Bubble Shapes
Using straws and soap, you can create geometric shapes to make a colorful art display when light shines through them.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Film Interference Model
In this experiment, students construct models of larger red and smaller blue waves on index cards, and use them to investigate how light behaves when it is reflected off the front and the back of soap film.
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Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Film Painting
Investigate the constructive and destructive interference of waves as they reflect off the front and back surfaces of soap film. See what colorful effects can be created on a large, vertical soap film surface where gravity comes into play.