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Subject: Physics

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.

Science activity demonstrating the phenomenon of light scattering
Blue Sky

Discover why the sky is blue and the sunset is red.

Science activity demonstrating light polarization and stress patterns
Bone Stress

Polarized light reveals stress patterns in clear plastic.

Science activity that experiments with rocket designs and a PVC launcher
Bottle Blast Off

Ready for liftoff? Launch rockets with your own launcher!

Science activity to build a rubber-band-powered rolling plastic water bottle
Bottle Racer

Build a rubber-band-powered rolling plastic water bottle.

Science activity that demonstrates how some light sources flash on and off many times a second
Bronx-Cheer Bulb

Give a light source the raspberry and watch it wiggle.

Science activity demonstrating the physics of bubbles
Bubble Tray

Create giant bubbles!

Science activity investigating spectroscopy
CD Spectroscope

Turn an old CD into a spectroscope to analyze light.

Science activity that demonstrates center of gravity
Center of Gravity

Balance a checkbook using the physics method.

Science activity that demonstrates electrostatic charge
Charge and Carry

Store up an electric charge, then make sparks.

Science activity that demonstrates a magnetic field created by electromagnet
Circles of Magnetism

Make a magnetic field that's stronger than Earth's.

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