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Subject: Physics

Science activity to investigate the color of water
A Splash of Color
Is pure water colorless?
Science activity that demonstrates the afterimage phenomenon
Afterimage
A flash of light prints a lingering image in your eye.
Science activity that demonstrates the chemistry of batteries
Aluminum-Air Battery
Foiled again!
Anti-Gravity Mirror
Learn how to fly with this neat mirror trick.
Science activity that explores how waves travel and interact
Anti-Sound Spring
Send waves down a spring to watch them travel and interact.
Science activity that demonstrates the angle of repose
Avalanche
Find order in well-mixed chaos.
Science activity using a balancing ball to demonstrate the Bernoulli principle
Balancing Ball
Suspend a ball in a stream of air.
Science activity demonstrating balance and the center of gravity
Balancing Stick
Does it matter which end is up?
Science activity to create a toy that sounds like a swarm of buzzing bees
Bee Hummer
Make a stick, rubber band, and index card sound like a swarm of bees.
Science activity demonstrating the Bernoulli principle
Bernoulli Levitator
Suspend an object in the air by blowing down on it.
Science activity demonstrating angular momentum
Bicycle Wheel Gyro
A bicycle wheel acts like a giant gyroscope.
Science activity demonstrating color afterimage phenomenon
Bird in a Cage
Stare at one color—but see another.

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