Category: Science

Summertime Snowflakes

You’ll need:

Boiling hot water – enough to fill your pint sixed mason jar
1/3 cup borax – you can find this in the laundry aisle. I also like to use Borax to help remove stains and odors in our laundry. It works great on pee laundry…for any of you toilet training right now. I mean your children who are toilet training…right. 🙂

pint mason jar
pencil
pipe cleaners
string/yarn

Directions

1. Form your pipe cleaners into a snowflake shape or whatever shape you desire, while you boil water.
2. Add water to your mason jars.
3. Mix in borax. Stir it but don’t worry if it isn’t completely dissolved.
4. Attach your pipe cleaner shape to the string and hang it from the pen/pencil while submerging it in your jar.

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Did You Know: Egg Shell Uses

Fertilizer
Did you know that eggshells are predominately made of calcium carbonate — the active ingredient in lime — as well as other nutrients for plants? Eggshells make a great natural fertilizer of sorts. Whether you break the shells up and sprinkle them on top of a plant, or mix a few into potting soil, your plant will thank you.

Coffee Or Tea Stain Remover
Do you have a cup or travel mug that has been stained by your favorite warm beverage? Grind up some eggshells and drop them in the drinkware filled with warm water. Let it sit over night, and the egg shell will absorb the stain.

Seed Starter
Remember how we said that egg shells make great fertilizer? Use egg shells to start seeds. Fill the egg shell half with soil and the seed, then plant directly into the ground (or into the pot). As the plant develops and the shell breaks down, it provides the seedling with plenty of nutrients.

Sidewalk Chalk
For whatever reason, everyone loves drawing on the sidewalk (or driveway) with chalk. Did you know that you can use egg shells as part of the recipe for an easy-to-make sidewalk chalk? Suite 101 has a really simple recipe that you can make with your kids.

Slug Repellant
Summertime is slug time. If you don’t want them around your garden (and who does?) simply sprinkle crushed eggshells around gardens and pathways. Slugs won’t cross the crunchy barrier.

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Jet Engine Balloon

Materials you will need:

• Scotch Tape
• Drinking Straw
• A Balloon (preferably long)
• Nylon String at least 10 feet long
• Trees, Poles or chairs (to tie the string to)

Steps:

1.  Take one end of the string and tie it to a tree or a post.
2.  Take the straw and thread it onto the other end of the string.
3.  Tie the other end of sting to the second tree or post.
4.  Make sure that the string is tight.
5.  Move the straw to one end of the string
6.  Blow up the balloon and hold the opening so that the air does not escape.
7.  Place the mouth of the balloon so that it is pointing toward the closest tree or post.
8.  Make sure that the balloon is parallel to the string/straw.  Place two pieces of tape over the straw and balloon making sure that the balloon is attached securely.
9.  Release the balloon.

The balloon and straw take off across the string until the balloon is completely deflated.  When the balloon is released the compressed air rushes out into space and the reaction is to drive the balloon forward like a rocket.

Sir Isaac Newton’s Third Law, “For every action (force), there is an equal and opposite re-action.

This is a good outside experiment. Also would be great to set up 2 or more and race!. via