VanCleave's Science Fun

Your Guide to Science Projects, Fun Experiments, and Science Research

ABOUT THE SOUND PICTURE

With mouth wide open, vibrating air coming up the throat from the vocal chords leaving the open mouth and spreading in all directions. Hi, I am Janice VanCleave, author of 50+ best-selling science experiment books for children ages 4 through high school. I taught science for 27 years and now am creating this science website.   My scream was not staged. The picture was to be of two adult cats, which I was holding. A microsecond before the camera snapped, the two cats dug their claws into my skin as they prepared to leap out of my arms. A picture like this is great for making inferences. Kids could make "guesses" as to why I am screaming. They would be drawing on facts from the photo, such as I look like I am in pain or maybe I am just pretending.

Sound Supplies and Sound Investigations

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Science Magic: Lifting Coin

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Challenge : Using only your breath, make a coin sitting near but not over the edge of a table rise and flip without touching it. FYI: I have been successful with a penny. Yes, it can be done and it doesn’t take a hurricane wind. The secret is to blow a fast horizontal stream of […]

Science Magic: Floating Ball

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Science has a magical appeal for children. While they are entertained by science demonstrations, nothing is as captivating as something they can do themselves. The young man in the picture attended a GRANDMA SCIENCE PRESENTATION. As part of the program the boy was asked to hold a hairdryer so that the air blew upward.  He […]