Experiments

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Word catchers

Try to catch as many words as You can!

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Duration:
2 ?
Field:
Social,
Tags:
psychology, social psychology, Cocktail Party effect, words

Where is the Sun?

Instead of putting the stick somewhere in the field, you can fix it to a small board – then you’ll be able to carry out observation anywhere you find the Sun. Remember that the board has to lie flat, each day in the same position.

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Duration:
3 ?
Field:
Outdoor activities,
Tags:
Sun path, gnomon, time

What’s there in a potato?

Use potato starch instead of a potato. Check what is the reaction of iodine tincture in contact with bread, rice, groats and pasta. Prepare lemon jelly and add iodine tincture to it.

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Duration:
1 ?
Field:
Chemistry, Biology,
Tags:
potato, starch, iodine tincture

What’s going on in the water?

Check under the microscope, whether there are any microscopic organisms in the water. Examine the appearance and chemical composition of water in different seasons.

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Duration:
2 ?
Field:
Biology, Chemistry,
Tags:
water, physical and chemical analysis, water purity, chemical composition, microorganisms