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Science is Fun

Fun Science: Bowling Balls: Sink or Float?

For Students 9th - 10th
For a dramatic illustration of density check out this demonstration. It's simple to do, only requiring a bowling ball and some water.
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Middle School Science

Middle School Science: Motion Crossword Puzzle

For Students 9th - 10th
Let your students have a little fun and reinforce their learning of motion-related concepts at the same time.
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Science is Fun

Science Fun: Bernoulli's Principle

For Students 9th - 10th
This simple lab demonstrates Bernoulli's Principle using a balloon, a tennis ball and a hair dryer.
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Interactive
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Games & Puzzles

For Students 9th - 10th
A great place to reinforce topics covered in a fun way. Science, math, and more, specifically element games for all levels.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Cartesian Diver

For Students 3rd - 8th
This PBS site shows users how they can make their own cartesian divers, discover how it works, and have some fun at the same time.
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Handout
The Franklin Institute

In Quiry Almanack: Smelling

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides fun activities for kids to do in the classroom to help them better understand the sense of smell.
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Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Put a Shine on It

For Students 6th - 8th
An experiment investigating how to remove the tarnish from silver. Includes an explanation of how the silver becomes tarnished, and the chemical reaction taking place when the shine is restored.
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Science is Fun

Science Fun: Layered Liquids

For Students 9th - 10th
This experiment allows you to dramatically demonstrate the different densities of five different common household liquids.
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Hunkins Experiments

Hunkin's Experiments: Surface Tension

For Students 9th - 10th
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. These two are...
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Other

Air Blaster: Smoke Ring Launcher

For Students 3rd - 8th
Steve Spangler shows how you can blow a cup off of your friends head and his or her papers off the desk with this "air blaster" or "AirZooka." Demonstrate that air does take up space and how air moves. What fun!
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Kids Zoom: Chemistry Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
Cool science site provides plenty of fun and engaging chemistry activities for young scientists to learn something new and have some fun at the same time.
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Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Needle Through a Balloon

For Students 4th - 8th
In this experiment, you will learn how to push a needle right through an inflated balloon without popping it, and why this is possible.
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Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Egg in a Bottle

For Students 6th - 8th
An air pressure experiment that shows how to get a hard-boiled egg into a glass bottle that has a mouth smaller than the width of the egg. A lit match is used in this activity.
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Handout
Texas A&M University

Kinder Garden

For Students Pre-K - 1st
There are many opportunities available for younger students to get involved with plants, gardens, and the outdoors in general. Some of these opportunities include children's programs at school gardens, botanic gardens or community...
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Other

Diver Ciencia: Fisica Recreativa

For Students 3rd - 8th
Try these fun physics experiments. Find out how you can make an egg float in water or if an egg is raw or cooked without breaking its shell and many other fun curiosities.