Experiments

Scenarios of experiments are available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Poland licence (CC BY 3.0 PL). Some rights are reserved to the Copernicus Science Centre. The works were created as a part of the Young Explorer’s Club Programme, conducted by the Copernicus Science Centre with the use of means of the Polish-American Freedom Foundation. It is permitted to use the content freely – provided that this information will be preserved, including the information about the applied licence, held rights and Young Explorer’s Club. Contents of the licence are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/.

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Water whistle

Check how the sound changes when you raise, lower, press and incline the straw. Maybe it you will allow you to determine regularities concerning the way this simple whistle works.

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Duration:
1 ?
Field:
Physics,
Tags:
sound, music

Look into the infinity

Test different sizes of mirrors. Is the size of the mirror of any significance? Experiment with a larger number of mirrors. In order to increase the effect, put a small flashlight between two mirrors.

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Duration:
1 ?
Field:
Physics,
Tags:
reflection, mirror, optics

Talking umbrellas

While talking, change distances between you, and between your heads and umbrellas you’re holding in your hands. During the experiment, furl and unfurl your umbrellas.

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Duration:
1 ?
Field:
Physics,
Tags:
sound, acoustics, sound reflection

Let’s put it down together!

Carry out a similar experiment using a broom handle. Make the same exercise in two versions – in the first one, no one should speak, in the second one – talk is allowed.

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Duration:
1 ?
Field:
Social, Physics, Mathematics,
Tags:
weigh, illusion, mass, cooperation

Pump up a balloon

Carry out a similar experiment with different reagents. Pour a bit of vinegar and a tablespoon of baking soda to plastic bottle and then put a balloon on the bottle.

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Duration:
1 ?
Field:
Biology, Chemistry,
Tags:
yeast, carbon dioxide