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You’ve probably seen this happen at a restaurant. You’re sipping your drink through a straw. You glance at your glass at just the right angle, and the straw looks “broken”. Let’s take a closer look at what’s happening.
The Digital Bits Science Labs are fun science experiments for young children. Kids, make sure you have an adult's permission before trying any of these science experiments.
Digital Bits Science Lab
Science Experiments for Kids, Parents and Teachers
See refraction in a glass of water
Learn colors and color combinations with food coloring
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It’s easy, fun, kinda messy, and colorful. Learn about subtractive color combinations. Learn what colors make other colors.
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Multimeter experiments with electricity and water
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See how the electrical conductivity of water changes depending on what is dissolved in it.
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Easy electrolysis – how to make your own hydrogen
A note of caution on this experiment: One of the gasses produced is chlorine. While this is safe on a small scale, you should not replicate on a large scale without safeguards. Thanks to Larry Robinson for this information – for detail, see his comment below this article.
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Learn about air pressure from a leaky bottle
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A leaky bottle can teach how air pressure works, and how strong air pressure is – It can stop water from flowing!
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How to join and separate two streams of water – surface tension in action
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Surface tension is a special attribute of water. When water is exposed to air, it forms a thin “skin” that keeps the water together. This is how some bugs skim over a water’s surface: surface tension keeps them from sinking into the water.
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Food coloring fireworks with oil-water separation
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Oil and water don’t mix. Putting food coloring in oil, and letting it slowly settle into a glass of water will create “water fireworks”, little streamers of color cruising down through the water.
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Duplicating the Greenhouse Effect
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Earth’s atmosphere insulates and heats the Earth. This experiment is a great visual of the Greenhouse Effect.
Heat conduction with water, balloon and candle
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This experiment shows how water can conduct and absorb heat.
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Heat is energy
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This is an experiment that shows the concept of heat being energy.
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