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Science Magic: Standing Wave

By Janice VanCleave

Standing Waves

Set UP: Secure a 3 feet (1m) string between two stationary objects. The string should be taut. Clip paper clips to the string so that they hang freely and can spin around the string. The number of paper clips is up to you. You might try some of the colored paper clips just for fun. […]

Filed Under: Physics Tagged With: antinodes, magic, nodes, standing waves

Using Inertia to Perform Science Magic

By Janice VanCleave

Stationary Inertia Demonstration

Inertia is used to perform science Magic.

Filed Under: Physics Tagged With: inertia, magic

Science Magic: Lifting Coin

By Janice VanCleave

Bernoulli Coin Lift

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 […]

Filed Under: Physics Tagged With: Bernoulli's Principle, magic

Polymer

By Janice VanCleave

A polymer is a very long chain-like molecule. Poly means many and mer means unit. A polymer is made by bonding (linking together) many small molecules called monomers (one unit). Polymers can be made of kinds of monomers and they can be linked together in different ways. A model of a polymer, such as the […]

Filed Under: Chemistry Tagged With: bonding, ethylene, magic, plastic bag, polyethylene, polymer model, polymers

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