Things like lenses and mirrors can bend and bounce light to make interesting things, like compound microscopes and reflector telescopes. Telescopes magnify the appearance of some distant objects in the sky, including the moon and the planets. The number of stars that can be seen through telescopes is dramatically greater than can be seen by the unaided eye.
Vanishing Styrofoam Cups – In our Vanishing Styrofoam Cup experiment, pieces of Styrofoam will vanish. Is it magic? Or is it science? Read on to find out!
Have you ever seen a lava lamp?
This lava lamp experiment is super cool! Your kids will love exploring colored water and oil, but a surprise ingredient will make this science activity even more exciting! It’s always a hit with the kids. So grab a few household supplies and give this lava lamp science activity a try!
Which candle goes out first?
Two candles of different heights are extinguished by putting a glass over them. Which one will extinguish first? What is the reason if one of them goes off first? Let’s find out by actually performing this experiment and learn the science behind it!
