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Experiment: Oobleck
Ooblek is a non-Newtonian fluid, which means it is both a solid and a liquid at the same time -…
April 28, 2014
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Experiment: Oobleck Boogie
This is a very fun extension of the Oobleck experiment, where we make a non-Newtonian fluid get up and dance!
April 28, 2014
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Experiment: Elephant Toothpaste
This experiment creates an exothermic reaction – that means it not only creates foam it creates heat!
April 28, 2014
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Experiment: Green Eggs and Ham
Learn about acid and alkaline with this fun experiment using red cabbage and eggs cooked in a pan.
April 11, 2014
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Experiment: Naked Egg
During this experiment, you will demonstrate how to create a translucent (naked) egg by causing a chemical reaction to break…
April 11, 2014
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Experiment: Bottle Rockets
A fun, messy experiment exploring aerodynamics and air pressure using plastic bottles filled with water and compressed air.
April 11, 2014
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Nature of Science
We have created these resources to help teachers and students better understand the Nature of Science, the overarching, unifying strand…
October 23, 2013
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Nature of Science – meet our scientists
Bill, Alex, Cather, Maan, Shaun and Sandy work at The MacDiarmid Institute - they all do science for a living,…
October 23, 2013
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Nature of Science – scientist profiles
Profiles of Chemist AlanMacDiarmid, Experimental Physicist Sir Paul Callaghan, and Engineering Scientist Professor Richard Blaikie.
July 12, 2012
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