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(c) Dave Ansell
 

How does a submarine work?


Using just a penlid, some plasticine and a lemonade bottle, to find out what principle submarines work on.
(c) Dave Ansell
 

Why is the sky blue?


Build a model atmosphere in your kitchen and use it to find out why the sky is blue.
(c) Dave Ansell
 

Mixing two fluids of different densities


Make some pretty patterns by mixing different fluids.
 

Decoding a computer generated voice


Listen to strangely distorted voices and see if you can understand them.
(c) NASA
 

Hurricanes in a Lemonade Bottle


Build a minature hurricane in a lemonade bottle and find out why it happens.
(c) Dave Ansell
 

Cornflour and Gravy


Thickening liquids using the power of cornflour
 

Strange Cornflour Slime


Is it a solid or is it a liquid? Make a really strange mixture and find out how it behaves.
 

Cooling Glow Sticks


See what happens to a glow stick when you cool it down, and find out why this is important to snakes.
 

Butter from cream


FInd out what happens to cream if you whip it, and the consequences of whipping it slightly too much.
 

An Invisible Fire Extinguisher


Put out fires without using water, using an invisible fire extinguisher which won't stain the carpet.
(c) Anna Lacey
 

Boiling Yoghurt Pots


Discover the strange things that happen to a yoghurt pot if you heat it up, and find out what is going on.
(c) Dave Ansell
 

Making Pyrex Invisible


Make a glass bowl disappear, using the power of vegetable oil.

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