Fun-in science Experiments

Samaresh  Goswamy  WHAT  ARE  NEEDED: *   A Plastic  Bowl  of  medium  size  *  Water  *  A Plastic  shaped  Arrow shaped  float with a'V' cut *  some detergent  powder  WHAT  TO  DO  : *  Float the  Plastic  shaped  Arrow on the  Water in  the  Bowl  * ADD a pinch of  detergent  powder in  the  water near the  'V' notch of  the  Plastic  Arrow  WHAT  TO  OBSERVE  : *As a  pinch  of  detergent  powder  is added  near the  V notch of  the  Arrow  it starts moving  forward.   WHAT  IS  GOING  ON  : Due to  surface  tension  the  free surface  of  water behaves like  a  thin stretched membrane where equal  forces of surface  tension  acts in...

Samaresh  Goswamy  My idea  of  writing  these simple  science  experiments  is  to  develop  a  spirit  of  inquiry  in  the  minds  of  school students  so that  they  get  an interest in learning  science. This  reminds  me  of  a  famous  Chinese  proverb " I  see  I forget  I read I remember,  I  do I  understand " essentially  it means  science  can  be  best  learnt by " doing in your  own  hands ". Let us now  learn what  is  Inertia. This  will  be clear by doing  this  experiment at home  by yourself  or with  the  help  of  your  parents.     WHAT  ARE  NEEDED: *  A boiled egg *  A raw egg *  A table WHAT  TO  DO: *  Place  The...