Showing posts with label thermal energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thermal energy. Show all posts
Sunday, May 19, 2013

Cubes and Color

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How does color affect how fast an ice cube will melt?! Investigate the heat absorbing capacity of different colors by placing ice cubes ...
Friday, May 17, 2013

Solar Energy Balloon Blow Up!

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Explore the power of the sun's heat by blowing up a balloon on a bottle! Kids paint one soda bottle white and the other black....
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Solar Water

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Investigate renewable energy, while exploring the water cycle, with this fun experiment from Agoosa ! Kids magically turn salt water int...
Saturday, April 27, 2013

Keep It Cool!

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This experiment comes from Zoom ! Kids are divided up into groups. Each group gets two ice cubes and two paper or plastic bowls to hold ...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Matter Race

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Give each child a sandwich baggie with an ice cube in it. Kids race to melt the ice cube in the bag, transforming their solid into a liq...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Sun Baked Bricks

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Make your own mini bricks, while learning about soil composition and solar energy, from 60 Second Science . All you need is clay-rich so...
Sunday, May 27, 2012

Popsicle Preservation

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Can you keep a popsicle preserved from the sun's radiant energy? Kids test out a variety of insulators to see what type of m...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Magic Rising Water

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Demonstrate  air pressure  with this magical tabletop experiment from  Steve Spangler . Pour 9 oz. of water (food coloring optional) into a ...
Saturday, May 5, 2012

Flying Hot Air Balloon

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Construct a tissue paper hot air ballon to demonstrate thermal energy and convection currents - hot air rises and cold air sinks. This...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Solar Power

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Go green, learn about radiant and thermal energy, and have a snack! Upcycle a pizza box into a solar oven! Whip up smores, roast a hot dog, ...
Saturday, February 4, 2012

Water Conductivity

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When learning about insulators and conductors, this is a cool experiment to try. Kids see how water conducts heat. It absorbs it.  mat...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Heat: Insulators + Conductors

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Which tool is the best conductor, allowing heat to flow through it easily? Which material will keep the jar the warmest, not allowing h...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Snowflake and Ice Experiments

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Examine, grow, melt, and cook with these four fun experiments: photo via Austin Kids Blog 1. Snowflake Shapes Kids can see all s...