121 Science Experiments

Materials Required:l 2 glass platesl 4 wood stripsl Plastic tapel Cottonl Shovell White clothl Spongel Sugar waterl Honeyl Black construction paperThe help of one of your parents Procedure:This experiment will be great fun during your summer vacation! Build an ant farm, with the help of an adult, from 2 plates of glass and wood strips. […]

Materials Required:l Spider webl White paperl Safety pins Procedure: Find an old spider web with some dead insects left in the threads—you might look in a garage, on a porch, or on some trees or bushes. Pull one of the dead insects from the web and place it on a sheet of white paper. With

Materials Required:l 2 plastic margarine tubsl Plaster of Parisl Old spoonl Waterl Petroleum jellyl Small seashellsProcedure: Fill a plastic margarine tub about ¼ full with plaster of Paris. While stirring with an old spoon, slowly add water until the mixture becomes creamy. Spread a thin coat of petroleum jelly onto the outside of several seashells.

Materials Required:l A winter dayl Forsythia shrubl Pruning shearsl Large vasel Water Procedure: You might have seen forsythia shrubs ! With pruning shears, cut a few branches from the bush and bring them indoors. Fill a large vase with water. Place the branches upright in the water and set the vase near a sunny window.

Materials Required:l Slice of breadl 2 paper platesl Spray bottlel Waterl Magnifying glass Procedure: Place a slice of bread on a paper plate. Homemade bread or one of the natural breads without preservatives works best, but ordinary bread will also do the job. Fill a spray bottle with water and gently mist the top of

Materials Required:l Paill Seaweedl Shallow panl Waterl Finger-paint paper (paper with one glossy side)l Glass pane, smaller than the shallow panl Scissorsl Pencill Paper towelingl Book Procedure:If you live near the ocean or if you go down to the sea during the summer or on a vacation, you can make an interesting picture from seaweed.

Materials Required:l 2 identical flowerpots, cut-off milk cartons, or empty margarine tubs—almost any kind of containers in which you can plant, as long as they are identicall Soill 20 bean seedsl Waterl Bright window Procedure:You will have lots of fun doing this experiment, and perhaps be astonished by the results! Fill the planters with house

Materials Required:l Leavesl Newspaperl Booksl Scrap paperl Hammer Procedure: Collect several kinds of leaves and place them between the folds of a newspaper. Then put some heavy books on top. Keep the leaves here for a few days, until they become dry and brittle. After the leaves have dried out, remove one from the newspaper

Materials Required:l 1-pint jar with lidl Dried peas or beansl Waterl Pail or any other container with high side Procedure: Fill the jar with dried peas or beans. Tap the jar so that all the seeds settle down snugly, then add more seeds until you can’t fit any more. Now, pour water into the jar,

Materials Required:l 4-inch-high flowerpotl Soill 10 corn seedsl Waterl Glass plate Procedure: Fill the flowerpot with soil almost to the top. Poke 10 corn seeds into the soil, then sprinkle more soil on top. Water the seeds thoroughly and place the pot in a warm place. As the soil dries out, give it water. After

Materials Required:l Black construction paperl Scissorsl coleus or geranium plantl Paper clipsl Iodine Procedure: From the black construction paper, cut two squares that are larger than one of the plant’s leaves. Place the leaf (still on the plant) between the two squares of paper and fasten the papers together with paper clips. Set the plant

Materials Required:l Large potatol Small, sensitive scale, such as a postal or dieter’s food scale Procedure: Wash and dry the potato, then place it on the scale. Note the weight and write it down. Now set the potato in a dry place and leave it there for about three weeks. After three weeks, weigh the

Materials Required:l Ripe avocado pitl 3 wooden toothpicksl Small juice glassl Water Procedure: Wash off the ripe avocado pit and peel away the dark brown coating. Insert 3 wooden toothpicks, equally spaced, around the middle of the pit. Then set the pit in a small juice glass so that the toothpicks are resting on the

Materials Required:l Vitamin C tabletl Cupl Waterl Spoonl Paring knifel Peachl 2 platesThe help of one of your parents Procedure: Place a vitamin C tablet in a cup of water. Stir with a spoon until the pill has dissolved. Ask one of your parents to peel a peach, using a small paring knife, then cut

Materials Required:l Chicken wishbonel Jarl Vinegar Procedure: The next time you have chicken for dinner, save the wishbone. Set the bone in a jar and pour vinegar into the container until the entire bone is covered. Let the experiment sit undisturbed for a couple of days. Then take the bone out and bend it. It