stellanoir
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Tue Jul-25-06 01:47 PM
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My delightful kid is supposed to complete a project for a science fair and he had a great plan that was derailed by weather conditions. Now almost half of the summer is over and he's desparate for a secondary idea.
What are the coolest science projects of which you've ever heard. . .?
Thanks in advance as we could really use some help.
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Tue Jul-25-06 01:52 PM
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1. design one them there biodomes |
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design a biodome
put pauly shore in it
and NEVER LET HIM OUT
tia
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stellanoir
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Tue Jul-25-06 02:19 PM
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4. that's both practical AND realistic |
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Tue Jul-25-06 01:58 PM
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2. melt off an eggshell with vinegar |
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All that's left is the membrane. weird.
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stellanoir
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Tue Jul-25-06 02:20 PM
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5. wows I never knew that |
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Tue Jul-25-06 01:59 PM
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3. diamagnetic levitation is pretty neat... |
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...here's my hacky on-the cheap levitating pencil lead: http://abrij.org/~bri/hw/diamag.htmlHere's some other stuff: http://www.fieldlines.com/other/diamag1.htmlhttp://davidfiedler.com/levitation.htmAs far as making it into a science-fair level project, he'd probably be best off preparing some supporting materials explaining how it works.
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Tue Jul-25-06 02:21 PM
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6. yikes now you've really put him to work |
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Tue Jul-25-06 05:39 PM
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7. Be careful if you buy him one of those magnets... |
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...I could warn you about the danger of pinched fingers or flying fragments of shattered magnets, but the real danger is:
Give one of those to a kid and every piece of hard steel alloy in your house will be magnetized by the end of the month. Forks, spoons, handtools, every screw in your screw jar, and if you are especially unlucky, you'll have to spend a good deal of time degaussing all your television and computer screens.
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Wed Jul-26-06 05:31 AM
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sounds like a boatload of fun.
Kicking then for further suggestions.
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Wed Jul-26-06 06:29 PM
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Edited on Wed Jul-26-06 06:30 PM by frogmarch
This is interesting. I did it. (Couldn't resist.) How to Extract DNABe sure to read "Frequently Asked Questions" for more info.
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Thu Jul-27-06 11:38 AM
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10. Tesla coils are always fun. But *DON'T* do this... |
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Edited on Thu Jul-27-06 11:39 AM by Tesha
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Thu Jul-27-06 06:45 PM
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11. Something on Evolution... |
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....he'll likely learn something, in addition to perhaps teaching other kids stuff that they might not otherwise learn in school. (Depending on the state you live in.)
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