Archive for January, 2009

Homemade Ice Cream

Jan 06, 2009 1 Comment by Carl

Making ice cream at home or in the classroom is easy. With just a few simple supplies you can squish up a batch in just about 15 minutes.

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Make a non-toxic lava lamp at home

Jan 06, 2009 No Comments by Carl

This is one of our most popular do at home activities! With just a few items from your kitchen you can create a bubbling version of a lava lamp. To get started gather up some vegetable oil, water, food coloring, a plastic bottle and some effervescing (the bubbling kind) antacid tablets. Start by cleaning out [...]

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How to make Slime

Jan 05, 2009 1 Comment

Here is our recipe for slime. This polymer goo is similar to flubber and just as much fun. Try making both to see how changing the amounts of ingredients can make a huge change in the end produce. Just be sure you don’t dispose of it down your sink or you will plug your drain [...]

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The Amazing expanding bar of soap

Jan 05, 2009 No Comments

Who would have thought that soap could be so much fun? Not only does Ivory soap float in water, but if you heat it in a microwave it will expand into a mass of soap about three times larger than the bar. This experiment also generates some strong soapy smells – so be prepared! What [...]

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