Demos+and+Extras

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Magnetism and Electricity
The Ring Flinger! Ferrofluid Lenz's Law Tubes The St. Louis Motor Van de Graaff Generator - Courtesy of OMSI

Balance and Motion
Balancing Demos: brought to you by YouTube [|http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=3XlNsGQK8oo] (two forks...two toothpicks) [|http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=aYjig9TqsEc] (fork and spoon) [|http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=j0Qu8cibT9I&feature=related] (hammer balance)

Mixtures and Solutions
[|Mixtures and Solutions/Solids and Liquids Sieve Sorter Instructions] Luminol Demo Elephant's Toothpaste The "Blue" Bottle Experiment Supersaturated Solution Supercooling

Levers and Pulleys
[|Rube Goldberg-like game]

Physics of Sound
[|Acoustic water dance] (youtube video)

Solids and Liquids
Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream [|Oobleck] - Is it a solid or a liquid? Supercooling

Wood and Paper
Goldenrod Paper Heat-Sensitive Paper

General
[|Physics Demo Room] Many useful demos are available from the UO Physics demo room. You need to ask Stan's permission well in advance for anything you remove from the demo room. Be sure to return any demo equipment on time. Do not return anything broken or in non-working condition without notifying Stan of the problem. Low Temperature Demos Universal indicator (kids love color changes) Dissolving Styrofoam in acetone The Scientific Method Electricty & Magnetism Family Science Night Superabsorbent Polymer This demo is courtesy of OMSI. It is a good one for demonstrating to students how to be specific when they are writing down procedures. [|OMSI Explore Technology] OMSI has a number of demos that may be useful for some of these kits. [|Interactive Simulations] This website, from UC Boulder, has a number of interactive simulations that can be used to supplement the kits. There are sims for K-12 grade levels. @http://phet.colorado.edu/ has several chemistry and physics online simulations that are free for anyone who wants to use them. Some examples of sims that can be used to supplement the kits are Salts & Solubility, Circuit Construction, and Density, and they have a link for sims that are geared towards the elementary level. Some of the sims are designed with inquiry-based learning in mind. Additionally, you might be able to use some of the sims as demos for activities in the classroom, especially if they are geared for higher (middle and high school) grade levels.