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The article presents a science investigatory project which finds the attraction in electromagnets. Electromagnets are made up of coil of wire wrapped around a core of soft magnetic material and it will function when electric current is flowing, they usually can be found in motors, speakers, tape recorders and computers.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for making paper flowers that bloom in water.

The article offers step -by -step instruction on how to make an electroscope.

The article presents a science experiment which conveys if water is soft or hard. Three jars with lids are being used in the experiment. One jar is being added with distilled water, the other is being added with tap water, while the third jar is being added with distilled water and Epsom salts. One drop of liquid soap is being added to each jar. Soft water forms foams easily than hard water.

The article offers laboratory experiment instructions to investigate how light travels through water, oil and air. Half fill the glass with water and put a pencil inside it. Add some oil to the glass, taking care to add it slowly so it forms a layer over the top of the water. Make a light-box in order to see refraction more clearly.

The article offers tips on how to make Benham's disk. An individual needs to create spinner from a piece of card and a cocktail stick. He should cut a circle of card about 6 centimeters in diameter. He must make a small hole in the center. A person should break a cocktail stick in half and cover the broken end with Sellotape.

The article provides step by step procedure on how to perform an experiment for breaking the surface tension.

Presents tips and advisories in making a science project regarding the nature of sound waves.

Presents a classroom activity that demonstrates how the human brain can be tricked upon exposure to varying conditions. Materials and supplies used in the activity; Safety precautions when performing and handling with hot stimulus; Significance of the activities on the promotion of experiential learning among students.

Presents a classroom activity teaching students to find out more about how their eyes work. Collection of a number of different-colored bricks; Drawing of a red cross on a white piece of paper and stare at it for about thirty minutes; Pairing of students in order to watch their partner's pupils.

Presents a scientific experiment addressing the effectiveness of natural dye in natural and synthetic fabric for chemistry students. Materials used in the experiment; List of different conditions in testing the best way of fabric dyeing; Formation of bonds that determines the fade-resistance of the dye.

Presents an experiment on centrifugal force. Materials; Procedures; Results.

Presents tips on how science teachers and students can create the Archimedes screw, a simple device that enables water to be moved upwards. Materials needed; Preparation of the bottle; Use of balls in the science experiment.

Discusses the details of a scientific experiment regarding the fermentation of yeast inside a drinking bottle. Identification of the natural agents placed inside the bottle for fermentation experiment; Processes involved in the fermentation; Chemical reactions of a yeast when placed in cold, hot and warm bottle.

Presents an experiment which helps students to explore the effects of heating air. Materials needed; Steps and procedures; Hypothesis on the cause of air expansion.

Presents experiments and activities that science teachers can use to help their students explore the sense of touch. Identification of objects using sense of touch; Indication that some parts of the skin are more sensitive to touch than others.

Gives instructions on how to make a phenakistoscope. Materials; Procedure; Pattern.

Presents tips for teaching pulley systems to elementary school pupils. Questions about the tug of war game; Holding of a tug of war using broomsticks and ropes; Role of the friction between the rope and the broomsticks.

Describes how to make some simple microscopes. Directions on how to make a hand-held magnifier; Different ways to make the stand of a microscope; Use of water as a convex lens which can magnify the image being examined.

Describes the steps in a science project for elementary school children where a ghost is supposedly made to appear in the classroom. Materials that include a piece of glass, a box and light; Ghostly reflection seen through a doorway.

Provides tips for teachers on how to let the students balance a seesaw. Importance of asking student to measure the distance between each child and center of the seesaw; Need to group the students to make their own seesaw; Computation of the force as the mass of the object multiplied by the gravitational constant.

Presents a science experiment for school children in Great Britain. Materials needed; Instructions; Lessons that can be learned from the experiment.

Advises science teachers on how to teach students about gears. Procedures in making a set of gears; Exploration of how gears work; Observation of how fast gears rotate.

Presents activities that can be used by science teachers to teach static electricity to students in Great Britain. Ways to separate salt and pepper; Attraction of opposite charges; Ways to bend the flow of water.

Provides an alternative excrement for testing rain gauges. Use of a variety of containers; Considerations for choosing the right place for a rain gauge; Steps in taking accurate measurements.

Features an experiment that mimics the movement of a roller coaster to investigate the conservation of energy. Identification of materials to be used; List of questions related to the topic; Explanation of the loss of energy during the course of the experiment.

Suggests activities for discussing the method of insulation used by birds and whales to keep their body warm in the winter. Materials needed; Procedure; Insulation method used by birds and whales against cold.

Discusses the basics of an experiment which is useful for teaching aerodynamics to secondary students from Sophie Duncan. Materials needed for making a paper aeroplane; Four main forces to be considered during the experiment; Instructions for illustrating the fundamentals of aerodynamic forces.

Features a science experiment that shows the energy acting in bouncing balls. Encouragement of students to think about different types of balls and the different games; Ways in which children might devise for the experiment; Testing of the bounciness of a selection of different balls.

Suggests an experiment about angular momentum. Definition of angular momentum; Ways for conserving angular momentum.

Provides information about the retina. Lining of the eye with light-sensitive cells; Identification of the blood vessels and nerves that serve the eye; Instructions in examining the eye and its possible vision disorders.

Features science experiments that teachers can use to help students investigate friction. Students' chance to learn about friction by rubbing their hands together; Design and construction of friction machine to explore how friction affects motion.

Presents various ways of making a periscopes. Instructions for making a periscope; Discoveries on how mirrors work; Purpose of the experiment.

Demonstrates the making of fizzy bath bombs. Materials used in making bath bombs; Precautionary measures in making bath bombs.

Presents the mirror drawing activity for school children. Materials and tools used; Rationale of the activity; Benefits of the activity on the development of eye-hand coordination and topographical orientation among students.

Provides steps for experimenting with air pressure. Materials needed; Demonstration of the impact of surface areas through newspapers and rulers; Display of the fundamentals of air pressure.

Provides steps on how to make an improvised water fountain. Materials needed; Exploration of air pressure in the experiment; Experiment set-up.

Focuses on determining peripheral vision. Facts about the retina.

Discusses a way of finding out what soil is made of. Use of the activity in teaching.

Presents an experimental study on the role of earthworms in agriculture.

Discusses ways to overcome inertia. Behavior of boiled and uncooked egg; Experiments to demonstrate inertia.

Features on micrometeorites, small undamaged particles that enter the Earth's atmosphere. Ways on collecting micrometeorites; Composition of meteorites.

Focuses on an experiment that shows the effect of acid on teeth. Prevention of tooth cavity; Identification of plaque; Awareness on how acid attacks one's teeth.

Presents an experiment to enable school children to measure their lung capacity. Ability of the experiment to allow pupils to measure the amount of air their lungs can hold and to work out the average lung capacity of their class; Materials needed for the experiment; Need for teachers to make a note of all the measurements and help pupils work out the average lung capacity of the class.

Explores how fruit ripens. Chemical, ethylene, that a fruit produces; Effect of ethylene on some unripe fruits; Fruits that product a lot of ethylene.

Presents a balloon racing activity for science pupils. Materials needed; Instructions; Lessons that can be learned from the activity.

Cites ways on how to make a sample fossil. Collection of leaves and shells; Mixture of one part of plastic of Paris to one part of water; Use of oil.

Describes a science activity in the classroom involving yoghurt. Use of powdered milk; Use of yoghurt that has a live culture; Conditions that encourage the growth of bacteria; Testing of pH.

Features three experiments on invisible ink that teachers can use to help students explore chemical changes. Baking soda and water; Lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda water; Red cabbage water.

Presents experiments on the use of carrots for exploring taproots. Materials needed in the experiments; Procedures for performing the tests; Details on the observations to make.