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Science Experiments
SCHOOL
The experiments in this book are all safe for children to do but
They require just common items you probably have around the
house.
do the experiment.
Though the experiments are listed by grade level, this does not
mean that you shouldn’t try several or all of them. They were
educational significance.
enjoy things.
tangy orange. We can feel the bumpy skin of the orange. We can
see its bright orange peel and the dark green leaves.
petal of a flower.
Experiment
In this experiment, you will see how our senses work together.
be surprised.
Close your eyes and hold your nose. Have your helper hand you
No peeking!
smell anything.
You probably could not tell the difference, and here’s why:
We taste and smell foods at the same time. This is because our
nose and mouth are connected through the same airway. Our
sweet, bitter, and sour. When you add your sense of smell, you
Holding your nose takes away your sense of smell. This makes it
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Parts of Plants
people. When you eat a salad, corn on the cob, or a carrot, you
Each part of a plant has its own job. The roots of a plant pull
water and nutrients from the soil for the plant. The stem of a
plant carries water and nutrients up from the
grow.
Experiment
This experiment will help you see how water moves up a plant to
its leaves.
water
scissors
Cut straight across the bottom of a stalk of celery. Just trim off
Now you can watch the celery “drink” the water. It won’t
happen right away, but within a few hours you will see the
of Plant Parts.
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Magnets
iron and other metals toward itself. All magnets have two ends
metal objects.
Experiment #1
a paperclip
a pen or pencil
Instructions:
Draw a path on your paper with a start and finish line. Lay your
Use the magnet to hover over the paperclip and see if you can
pull it along the path to the finish line. After you have done this,
If you have a friend who has another magnet and paperclip, you
can have races to see who can get to the finish line first.
Experiment #2
a magnet
a paperclip
Instructions:
Drop the paperclip into the water. It will sink to the bottom.
side of the glass near the magnet. You should be able to slide the
magnet up the side of the glass and pull the paperclip to the top.
After you have done this, put the paperclip back into the water
Experiment #3
a magnet
5 or 6 paperclips
Instructions:
See how many paperclips you can pick up before the magnetic
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Solar Energy
Experiment
sunlight.
a sunny day
Instructions:
Find a sunny spot outside. Make sure all papers receive an equal
amount of sunlight.
The ice on the black paper will melt the fastest because black
absorbs the most warm sunlight. The ice on the white card will
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Cause and Effect
My alarm did not go off, so I was late for work. (The alarm did
not go off is the cause. I was late for work is the effect.)
I got into trouble because I broke the vase when I was playing
Experiment
experiment)
dish soap
Instructions:
2. Put five or six drops of the different food colors into the milk.
color.
the colors.
Liquid dish soap goes after fat and breaks it down. This action is
needed to break down the fats left on dishes and clean them.
There is fat in whole milk. When you drop the liquid soap onto
the tray, it tries to break down the fat in the milk. This causes
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Salt Water
salt water.
dissolved chemicals.
Rain also causes erosion of the land and rocks which washes
minerals into the rivers and streams that flow into the oceans.
Experiment
water
an egg
salt
Instructions:
First you will fill the glass with tap water from your sink. Leave
What happens?
Fill the second glass half way with tap water. Stir in six
tablespoons of salt.
Now slowly and carefully fill the glass up to about an inch from
the top with tap water. Try not to mix the salt water with the
tap water.
If you have not mixed the salt and fresh water, the egg will stop
in the middle of the glass where the salt water begins. This is
because the salt water is denser and can support the weight of
the egg.
You can have fun with this experiment! Tell your friends that you
Prepare two glasses of water ahead of time, one salted and one
plain. Drop your special “trained” egg into the salted water then
allow you friends to drop another egg into the unsalted water.
Of course, you can explain the experiment when they ask how
Science/Salt Water
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Volcanoes
mountain.
are found there. The Ring of Fire lies in an arc along the margins
inside the Earth. The magma fills a hollow chamber below a vent
blocked by cooled and hardened rock. Gas and water mix with
Experiment/Project
chemical reaction.
These are the things you will need for this experiment:
air-drying clay or salt dough (you can make your own with the
This experiment can be messy! Before you begin you might want
on.
Instructions:
The first thing you will need to do is create your volcano. To do
this, take the clean soda bottle and set it in the middle of the
baking dish and begin applying your clay. Cover the entire bottle,
making sure you do not get anything inside of the bottle where it
Create the shape of a volcano around the soda bottle with the
clay.
Remember, the thicker the clay structure, the longer it will take
When your volcano has dried, you can paint it and add twigs
colorful, you may add a few drops of red food coloring to the
vinegar.
Using the funnel, pour the vinegar into the bottle and remove
the baking soda, which is a base. When the two are mixed
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1 cup of salt
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup of water
Instructions:
1. In a large bowl, combine the salt and flour. Mix well.
2. Make a well in the salt/flour mixture and add the water
3. Knead until smooth.
4. Shape into a ball
5. Until ready to use, wrap in plastic or store in an airtight
container
The dough will dry in around two days in the air. Keep any
dough that you are not using sealed in an airtight
container.
Note: Because the volcano has a plastic bottle inside it, you
cannot use the oven drying method for this project.
Stimulus and Response Comparisons between the Eyes and Ears
We use our eyes and ears to navigate through our lives. The
females?
These are the things you will need for this experiment:
calculator
meter stick
blindfold
1. Hold the meter stick with your thumb and index finger
above the 100 centimeter mark on the meter stick.
2. Ask your subject to place his or her thumb and forefinger
on either side of the meter stick at the 0 centimeter mark.
3. You will drop the stick, and your subject will try to catch it
by closing his or her thumb and forefinger.
4. Record the distance (in centimeters) that the stick falls
before the test subject is able to stop it.
5. Do this five times and calculate the average score.
Each time you perform the test, record your results with the
following information: Subject’s name, gender, and time.
Tally the number of times a subject responds faster to visual
response or auditory response.
Visual Auditory
score score
Name Gender average average
Jeff Brown M 21 cm 49 cm
Caitlyn Trip F
Learn all about eyes and ears at 7th grade Science>Structure and
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Density
tablespoon
sugar
First
Second
glasses.
Third
Fourth
different density solutions. Fill the fifth glass, which you left
Fifth
a spoon in the glass just above the blue solution and slowly
Repeat step five with the green solution. The glass will now
be about ¾ full.
Seven
Repeat step five with the red solution. The glass will now
be full.
that was added. The layers are stacked from heaviest on the
No, because all the layers are made of the same two chemicals,
to blend.
If you mix all the solutions, will they eventually separate again?
No, because they are each made from the same chemicals.
Buoyancy>Density
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