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Subject: Physics

Science activity that investigates reflections
Look into Infinity

Images of images of images can repeat forever.

Science activity that investigates the perception of projected moving images
Magic Wand

See pictures in thin air.

Science activity using levitating magnets to model Earth’s atmosphere
Magnetic Atmosphere Model

Levitating magnets show how the Earth’s atmosphere stacks up.

Science activity to model how the arrangement of domains in a magnet affects its overall strength
Magnetic Chains

For magnets, strength isn’t necessarily in numbers.

Science activity that demonstrates diamagnetism
Magnetic Fruit

Discover how both poles of a powerful magnet repel a grape.

A science activity that makes the patterns of a magnetic field visible
Magnetic Lines of Force

Iron filings trace out magnetic field lines in three dimensions.

Science activity that shows how electricity and magnetism interact
Magnetic Pendulums

Copper coils become electromagnetic swings.

Science activity that explores magnetic lines of force
Magnetic Shielding

Magnetic lines stop here.

Science activity that explores an electromagnet
Magnetic Suction

Ding dong! This investigation shows how your doorbell works.

Science activity to make an instrument that creates the sound of rain falling
Make Your Own Rainstick

Listen to the sound of rain falling—anytime, anywhere.

Science activity that demonstrates force and acceleration of marshmallows
Marshmallow Puff Tube

If you blow harder, will it go farther?

Science activity that models sea level rise.
Melting Ice and Rising Seas

Investigate sea level rise with this model of continents and oceans.

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