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Permalink Reply by RockyTIJ on May 12, 2011 at 11:43am

You're probably aware of this site, but...

http://sciencetoymaker.org/

Permalink Reply by Jason Lamar Sorensen on May 12, 2011 at 7:42pm

No, I actually haven't seen this one before.  Thanks for the info!

 

Permalink Reply by Don on May 12, 2011 at 1:03pm

Here's an excellent one, Jason, just posted today:  "Find the DNA in A Banana" from Scientific American.

Permalink Reply by Jason Lamar Sorensen on May 12, 2011 at 7:42pm

This will be one of them that I test for sure next semester with our group. Thanks for the link!

 

Permalink Reply by Don on May 12, 2011 at 8:25pm

You're welcome, Jason.  You're doing great work.

Permalink Reply by Jason Lamar Sorensen on May 12, 2011 at 7:43pm

We have a lot of the tornado tubes that use the water and just air, I haven't seen any of them with the oil like that! This is cool, thanks a lot.

Permalink Reply by RockyTIJ on May 13, 2011 at 12:22am

One of my favorites involves hands-on aerodynamics via "walkalong gliders" (aka "indoor slope soaring"). How-to at:    http://sites.google.com/site/controllableslopesoaring/

Excellent introductory video at:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXZ352ErX_s

 

Permalink Reply by Walter Maki on May 13, 2011 at 1:10am

How about a functional volcano. Using the baking soda and vinegar  (with red dye added) chemical reaction to make it erupt.

Permalink Reply by Jason Lamar Sorensen on May 15, 2011 at 2:41pm

Thank you all for the suggestions, We will be trying a lot of them out this summer with some of the students!