by Aurora Lipper | Feb 11, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
You are actually fairly familiar with electric fields too, but you may not know it. Have you ever rubbed your feet against the floor and then shocked your brother or sister? Have you ever zipped down a plastic slide and noticed that your hair is sticking straight up...
by Aurora Lipper | Feb 4, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
When high energy radiation strikes the Earth from space, it’s called cosmic rays. To be accurate, a cosmic ray is not like a ray of sunshine, but rather is a super-fast particle slinging through space. Think of throwing a grain of sand at a 100 mph… and that’s what we...
by Aurora Lipper | Jan 28, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
Did you know that your cereal may be magnetic? Depending on the brand of cereal you enjoy in the morning, you’ll be able to see the magnetic effects right in your bowl. You don’t have to eat this experiment when you’re done, but you may if you want to (this is one of...
by Aurora Lipper | Jan 21, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
Inside your motor are permanent magnets and an electromagnet. Normally, you’d hook up a battery to the two tabs (terminals) at the back of the motor, and your shaft would spin. However, if you spin the motor shaft with your fingers, you’ll generate electricity at the...
by Aurora Lipper | Jan 14, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
Want to see a really neat way to get magnetic fields to interact with each other? While levitating objects is hard, bouncing them in invisible magnetic fields is easy. In this video, you’ll see how you can take two, three, or even four magnets and have them perform...
by Aurora Lipper | Dec 7, 2012 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
You’d be surprised at where vitamin C pops up in your kitchen – I know I was! I found it in my broccoli, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, spinach, carrots, kale, peas, leeks, tomatoes, guava, watermelon, grapefruit, pecans, raspberries, bell...
