Can you do Physics Van Activities at Home?
Most recent answer: 10/22/2007
Q:
Are we able to do this stuff at home,in school, or anywhere around the neiborhood?
- Ariel Prosser (age 12)
Ben Franklin Ele., Decatur,IL
- Ariel Prosser (age 12)
Ben Franklin Ele., Decatur,IL
A:
Ariel -
Great question! It really depends on what exactly you want to do. For example, if you have a plasma ball (you can get them at most novelty stores), you can use it to light up a flourescent lightbulb anyplace or anytime. And with practice, anybody can pull a tablecloth out from under dishes. But things like liquid nitrogen can be pretty hard to get if you’re not at a big college like U of I. Even so, you can do some of those activities using other things. You can freeze a banana to hammer in a nail using your freezer - it just takes longer than using liquid nitrogen does.
For a whole bunch of other experiments and activities that you /can/ do at home, school, or anywhere around the neighborhood, check out this link to . They’ve got a whole lot of really cool ideas for things to do, including how to make a regular pickle glow like a lightbulb!
-Tamara
Great question! It really depends on what exactly you want to do. For example, if you have a plasma ball (you can get them at most novelty stores), you can use it to light up a flourescent lightbulb anyplace or anytime. And with practice, anybody can pull a tablecloth out from under dishes. But things like liquid nitrogen can be pretty hard to get if you’re not at a big college like U of I. Even so, you can do some of those activities using other things. You can freeze a banana to hammer in a nail using your freezer - it just takes longer than using liquid nitrogen does.
For a whole bunch of other experiments and activities that you /can/ do at home, school, or anywhere around the neighborhood, check out this link to . They’ve got a whole lot of really cool ideas for things to do, including how to make a regular pickle glow like a lightbulb!
-Tamara
(published on 10/22/2007)