pubrunner
Legendary Member
Hi All,
My 8 years old son would like to take part in his school's annual science week; he would like to present a brief experiment, which is eye-catching, interesting, not too complicated and hopefully, entertaining.
The experiment must not be too slow to set up, since he will have to repeat it a few times; it also needs to be something that may be demonstrated in no more than 4 or 5 minutes.
Last year, we did the old pub trick, of lifting up a small table with a glass; the year before that, we made a baking soda and vinegar volcano. Before that, we made a home-made rocket launch, with some more baking soda.
Thing is, not being much of a scientist anyway (apart from making the odd cocktail
), I'm running low on ideas.
Can anyone suggest something which might be suitable ? (I draw a line at extreme suggestions, such as blowing-up the school).
Ta v. much.
My 8 years old son would like to take part in his school's annual science week; he would like to present a brief experiment, which is eye-catching, interesting, not too complicated and hopefully, entertaining.
The experiment must not be too slow to set up, since he will have to repeat it a few times; it also needs to be something that may be demonstrated in no more than 4 or 5 minutes.
Last year, we did the old pub trick, of lifting up a small table with a glass; the year before that, we made a baking soda and vinegar volcano. Before that, we made a home-made rocket launch, with some more baking soda.
Thing is, not being much of a scientist anyway (apart from making the odd cocktail
), I'm running low on ideas. Can anyone suggest something which might be suitable ? (I draw a line at extreme suggestions, such as blowing-up the school).
Ta v. much.
