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Propel a small boat with air pressure
By BookStore on October 6, 20150In this science experiment we will be making a 'jet-propelled' boat that is driven by a jet of steam,...
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Keep water from falling out of an upside down drinking glass
By BookStore on October 6, 2015One can do rather amazing 'magic' tricks to impress your friends with the ordinary science of air pressure. Do...
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Study how much air weighs by making a balance
By BookStore on October 6, 2015Even though we cannot see air, we know that it takes up space all around us – but how...
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Study how a parachute floats down to earth so slowly
By BookStore on October 6, 2015A parachute is designed to slow down the effect that gravity has on a falling object, by catching air...
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Launch your own horizontal rocket with the power of air pressure
By BookStore on October 6, 2015The human fascination with space travel has existed for many centuries and in 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first...
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Make a self-filling water bowl for pets using air pressure
By BookStore on October 6, 2015Ever forget to fill your beloved dog's water bowl? For those lazy ones amongst us, it might be useful...
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Make your own simple submarine
By BookStore on October 6, 2015All submarines use the principle of 'displacement' to enable them to dive down in the ocean and come up...
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Build a rotor and have some fun in the wind
By BookStore on October 6, 2015We cannot see the air, but we can feel the wind on our bodies and see it blowing through...
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Propel a small boat with compressed air
By BookStore on October 6, 2015You can have a lot of fun by making a 'jet-propelled' boat that is driven by the power of...
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Learn about the power of moving air by making a windmill
By BookStore on October 6, 2015A windmill is a device which has been used since the seventh century to help humans to do work....