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names/concepts bingo (lots of names/memorising symbols)

debates (morality, controversy)
posters on... (drawable things, classifications)
projects/research on... (interesting things, leaflets of advice of health,security,etc)
worksheets (all)
reveal a milk/lemon-juice message on paper with burner's heat
using a thermometer: ethanol on cotton around a thermometer to pull down the temperature till total evaporation

using a microscope: onion skin on a slip (they peel, fix, focus, and draw)
symbols bingo: each chooses (colleagues check) 6 symbols; then teacher reads out randomly, first to check all sing
bingo
find apparatus and set it up without help
How to use a Bunsen burner
Laboratory Rules ,apparatus, observing biology,picking specimens,hand lens, binocular microscope, bioviewer

cut organs & stick on human body poster

using bioviewer: slides of cells. Compare shapes,draw,classify possible function,check looking at kind of
cell,estimate size by comparing a hair with/without lenses stuck with cello on the slides
leaf skeletons: thin leaf+sodiumcarbonate150g+water500cm3+136gcalciumhydroxide,boil an hour.a vein skeleton
is left(delicate)
onion cells slides with methylene blue,also moss(cholorplasts visible),ripping cello off leaves,compare
stains:methylene(cellwall)oidine,toluidene(nuclei),eosinY(cytoplasm&wall)...
make model cells(on paper or 3D: holed box(wall)+small balloons(vacoule)+clingfilm(memb)
+greencarddiscs(chloro)+plasticineball(nuclei)); also possible with coloured plasticine(then cut into sections)

tissues slides (leaf or animal or both).prepare a few: plant cuttings, animal flesh(softer in salt),root hairs...
dissection of eg.hen's leg:point out the existing tissues
other microscopes: cheek cells, algae(fish-tank),amoebas (stagnant water),ham,fish-eggs(buy)etc
tissue vs cells: dissect a fish(respiratory>>branchial tissue>>skin/capillary/conjunctive cells)
dissect a flower
pollen observing on microscope; seed observing with lens
growing pollen in sugar solutions (watch with microscope)
show female vs male tree/bush.flower insemination(paintbraush, castrate male, cover with bag)
Investigating Cells:mouth cells(coton bud), skin(celo on hand,then on slide,then methylene blue ontop without
unsticking),onion,leaves of pondweed,prokariotes slips
Dissecting a Typical Insect-pollinated Flower
Looking at parts of a Buttercup Flower using the Light Microscope
Seed Germination:in jar/semicovered beaker, days.With/out water, air,T,light; measuring Energy(T),CO2
Seed Structure :dissect bean
Looking at the Structure of a Seedling :chestnut buds,food storage organ,test for starch/sugar
growing tadpoles: various weeks
human body BBC
chromosome sorting cutting of photocopy (look for it in yr 13 book)
bring photographs of your family: who do you inherit more characteristics from?
health professional visits
compare placenta diffusion with a teabag in beaker
design a leaflet of pregnancy precautions (alcohol, drugs, smoking, vaccinations & premature bab care…)
life cycle poster, bingo on key words
growth (height & weight) measurements comparisons, make a mean & graph. Be sensitive, include yourself
emotional dilemmas (see worksheets): you cant afford medicine for your wife so you steal it (is it right?) the car
riddle (take the old lady, your friend or your life's love?)
BBC puberty video
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differences btween 2habitats(environment,sps,use pHmeter,HR%,anemometer,lightmeter,etc)talk about caring for

nature (litter, returning sps…)
set up a weather station.compare seasons/days
zoo visit
how factors affect plant distribution
algae/similar in various concentrations of salty beakers: adapted to sweetwater so die quickly
research: adaptations of sps of a habitat
water fleas/brine shrimps: shine light and they go to surface & are more active, cover indarkness and they sink

give data of a weather station, they plot and interpet (seasons, sudden things, etc)
choice chambers (water vs anhydrous calcium chloride; dry vs wet; light vs dark)
bits of card on floor of different colour; they have to find as many as possible in short time; outcome: the
"camouflaged" coloured cards will be less (green on grass, gray on floor)
adapted shapes of bird's beaks for different seeds:using different pincers/forceps to transfer seeds from one to
another beaker in a certain time
design your own species adapted for a specific habitat (draw, or make collage with photos, etc)making each feature
cost a certain number of points up to a maximum (thus they adapt slowly and in certain specialities)
leaf litter: there are small animals making food chains.the higher trophic levels should have more mass per
individual,but less number of them
make a food web on paper… then predict what sps would die if you extinct a certain sp,what sps would be affected,
and what ones not
Field Studies :preparation, soil profile, weather study,colecting leaf litter & forest floor, pond life investigating
Experiments on Soil :pH,soil layers, tullgren funnel, testing for life(CO2 after1week by living organisms of soil in
testtube>>bromothymol blue will change:blue-green no carbon dioxide : control //green some carbon dioxide //light
green to yellow a lot of
observe differences of objects, use that to make a practical identifying key, swap & use
relate characteristics: certain features usually go along, find out which (eg giving drawn insects, etc)
find out the variation of certain features in a same sp (eg in pupils, or animals, or fruits...) rulers, measuring
cylindres, balance, etc Plot, find max & min, etc
family photographs: spot the inherited features… features can jump generations
growing algae with different fertilisers >> more growth, cloudier (takes a day; can trick it)
with squared paper calculate surface of leaf, then compare leaves (from up / down the tree, light or shadow, branch
or tip…)
observe differences between related specimens, if available also differences with the theoretical drawing of a book
with the real thing
make a classification method for fingerprints (loops, arches, whirls), then take the prints & classify(or the other way
round) then do a mystery murder and try to classify the print to find the person
draw sps & label the characteristics that help to classify them
sort a group of sps into 2 groups, repeat until one in each group. Use this to write down a classifying method
use skeleton to show backbone, also different extremities adaptations, etc
collect invetebrates and classify using leaflet
concentrated sulphuric acid covering sugar you get a blackened sausage rising.exothermic,
fumes,corrosive,caution
red cabbage indicator(extract by crushing wet in mortar then filter) alternatively also with tea, some fruitjuices,etc
(they can investigate to find which work)
testing pH with indicators on paper/liquid, litmus/universal, prepared acid-alkali/everyday substances(toothpaste-
bleach-ovencleaner-soap/lemon-vinegar/suagr-salt-flour-milk)
sodiumcarbonate+water+universal indicator(shows alakali), then+ethanoic acid without shaking pouring down sides
of tube (grades slowly to other colours: acid) >> rainbow effect
add necessary alkali to neutralise (judge by colour) possibly after rainbow effect practical
indigestion remedies (or other alkali ranges eg. Soap) testing which is best, they plan: give indicator, balance,
stopwatch, measuring cylinders...
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making sherbet: use new plastic cups&spoons for hygiene, 2sugar+1lemonjuice+0,5bicarbonate of soda
is mass conserved in neutralisation? Does temperature change?(exothermic acids, please) They carry out, give
indicator, balance, stopwatch, measuring cylinders...
measuring ph of lemon, toothpaste,HCl, etc measure acid of soil, of stomach, etc
differentiate acids:taste vinegar/lemon/grapejuice dilutions as acid/not
corrosion:show corroded ham(in HCl), reactivity of HCl vs HSO4 on marble & magnesium bits, temperature
measuring
litmus paper: acid/base/tampon. Universal indicator (idem: acid vs oven cleaner)
neutralisation: acid+tampon, acid+base, acid+water diluting; use liquid indicator falling from burette
bring drinks/foodlabels with acids
lead nitrate+potassium iodide >> precipitates yellow PbI. Also Zn+HCl >> fizz of H
rev/irrev?phys/chem? Lemon+NaOH (chem irr) baking powder+water (irr,chem) Paris plaster+water (chem,irrev),
ZnO+heat (phys,reverses on cooling), ironwool+CuS solution (chem, irr)
make hydrogen (Mg+HCl) and collect in inverted testtube over the first(use clamps), then make the pop with a
splinter
metals+acids(HCl/HNO/HSO vs MgAlCuFeZn etc) see which react.If time they can collect & test the gas given
off.Ca+HCl as a demo?
limewater test through a straw(do not suck!!)
marble chips+acid>>CO2(collect inverted), add limewater, seal, shake>>cloudy
test materials (marble,chalk,baking powder,indigestion remedies,other rocks or salt or wood) with acid for a fizz
(can test with limewater) to see which gives CO2
make limewater: CaCO+ heat>>CaO(filtered); + >>CaOH (SEE 7Fc2)
burning rates: Mg, O2(obtain?),iron wool,Carbon,wood,etc)
demo glowing splint put into oxygen tube(+flame) >> thisis an oxygen test
burn metals and compare with original weight (Cu,Mg)
make the best CO2 extinguisher (different concentrations or volumes of acid + sodium hydrogencarbonate; 5-30ml
acid on 0.1-0.01M and 0.1-1g NaCaOH)
burn things in a flask >> to watertrap(Ushape)to limewater(limewater forCO2 tube)+thermometer
candle floating inside upturned beaker >> goes out when O2spent(why went out?why level of water goes up?
howcheck?)
investigate how the volume of air available modifies the time the candle stays lit(upturned beakers in water...)
compare squashability inside syringe of air vs wood vs water; adaptation of shape with beakers & balloon;
evaporation of perfume/ammonia
s, l or g? Rubber,thick syrup or toothpaste, sponge,jelly,sand,plasticine,foam,condensing water...
various liquids how long they take to go through a funnel (water, honey, sugarsaturated solution,detergent,oil) at
different temperatures (in waterbaths or ice; each group at a certain temp)
expansion vs contraction when a metal ball can't go through a ring until the ring is heated; also heat a bimetallic
strip
dissolving>>diffusing>>diluting of PMg/dye/blackcurrantjuice in water (differentiate the steps)
give clues about who killed the victim leaving many open ends... They think of a murderer. When decided add
something that rules this person out. Thus show that a theory changes with new evidence
random movement chamber or chalkdust in air over lightsource
kinetic theory: motor+polyestirene s/l/g. For solid also can show mollecule model
a few students link arms to make models of matter (vibrate + or less, link more or less)
smell spreads: a line they say when they detect (use watches if you want) to estimate speed of diffusion
syrup in water to see diffusion
masses of gases: weigh a coke, then shake and take away the gas, then weigh the coke again, empty and
substract the weight on the tin >> that weight is the gas
HCl+ammonia... Diffusion (see 7Gd4)(colour given by uni)
bromine gas diffusion (very toxic!!) in sealed jar from some drops of bromine water
pressure: exploding balloon by standing ontop. Also why more force needed to crush more a syringe (+mollecule
crashing against walls),collapsing metal can(by watervapour or vacuumpump)
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magdeburg hemispheres oiled together(they suctionate each other together) else a normal ventose
fill a glass completely with water, cover with a card, upturn: water stays in(more pressure from atmosphere)
fill testtube, upturn: the pressure of atmosphere keeps it (explain that if weighs more would make vacuum>>could
act as barometer)
dissolve solids (sugar,salt,flour,instantcoffee/tea,aspirin,soap,pepper,bakingsoda...)stirring in
water(/milk/fruitjuice/detergent/oil)
soil filter(plasticbottle cut open with grass+smallsotnes+sand/soil at bottom) building and using with dirty muddy
water (different layers or grains filter different things)
coffee filter for filtering only a certain diameter of grain (show smaller grains in microscope)Use with salty water and
dirty water
solvents as cleaners: on a piece of wood put marks of pens, caryons, pencils, markers... And try to scrub off with
water,ethanol, detergent... Which needs which?
evaporating: use CuS or salt, heat till nearly evaporated, then let rest evaporate on it's own
7Hb1-2
7Hb3 Grind "rock salt" in mortar, mix in water stirring,filter to beaker and then evaporate >>pure salt. Compare
different samples to know which had more salt % in weight.
leibig condenser to distil inky water.they can repeat with upturned beaker to trap moisture over it
distil alcohol from water solution by heating in waterbath>>they can smell it(only a little!!)
design & build a survival still (black bags, containers)
chromatography of various inks together(Eg black is a mixture) mixed in water (use filterpaper) Also with biro ink vs
ethanol,or foodcolouring vs water
add spatulas of salt/sugar to testtubes till no more dissolves after stirring >> saturated.Then see how temperature
affects with waterbaths (else make a range of solutions & cool till crystals appear)
demo lead iodide, it can be dissolved at near-bioling point in water: boil, strir, then allow to cool: the lead will form
precipitate shiny crystals falling down
how fast does it dissolve?(see temperature, volume vs g of solute, size of grain caster or lumps, stirring...)
measure heat of a bunsen burner (thermometer in beaker, stopwatch)
comparing energy contents: wood, coal,charcoal,coke,hexamine camping blocks(white),paraffin/ethanol burners,
candles, nuts... Can compare weight before&after vs amount of energy(E=4.2xmlwaterxTrise). Ensure good
ventilation. ....Show gas/coal/petrol/wood;
Survey of ways of travelling to school (send students to other classes to ask)(bus/train/car/walking/bike) then make
%,pie charts,display poster.Compare with book's average.Why are they different?
Compare temperature rise in thermos flask with sealed thermometer filled with live (grass/straw) & dead (nylon,
cotton...)(this doesnt warm)(it takes at least a day)
renewable demo: solar cell, turbine&dynamo producing light, make solar panels(foil trays+covering material+lamp
or sunny window)(effect in 1day) can compare best colour ofsolar panel(black)comparing temperature rise after
some time
energy in food: burning food(eg.nuts or breads or biscuits)
debate of conservation group vs electrical company vs parents group vs residents association vs fishermens union
vs international aid agency for a specifical energy source in an area
conservation of energy: rub cork against talbe, measure temperature rise
show solar energy at work; demonstrate first by temperature rise of lamp and luminous veletta; show wind turbine

detecting starch (sugar outcome of photosynthetic energy) in leaves of plants; then burn sugar?? to recuperate
energy
conductor or not: in circuit with bulb and materials(wood, pencil, metal coins, etc)
find the faulty bulb (they set up the circuit)
measure current in 3 circuits with bulbs in each point: 7Ja1
set bulbs and change current, then number of bulbs: see how many they can have shining at the same time (in
series!)
see how length of wire affects the current (use preferrably nichrome SWG30 for observable difference)(ammeter)
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see how thickness of wire affects the current (use preferrably 5 different diameters)(ammeter)
build various parallel circuits (see 7Jc1-2)
design a circuit to light (at the same time) 5 rooms in a house, all switchable independently
build parallel circuits, measure current(ammeter)in different branches, main wire, different bulb numbers, etc
Current can increase slowly with new branches using cellbatteries due to internal cell currents arising
heat up a wire with electricity (nichrome wire will heat to cut a paper, steel wool can melt) to demo how a fuse
works (include a bulb to show current stopping with fuse)
find out the current at which the wire melts (give two thicknesses to compare)(ammeter)
open and connect a plug (need plugs and corresponding cable: 2 or 3 cores if earth pin included)
first aid video for electric shocks
forces: magnets, forcemeter + weighable object, rubberband or spring, smooth metal/ice cube vs wooden one
(friction), sheets or paper falling crushed or in a ball(air friction)
squash a bit a pingpong ball, then put in a beaker of hot water: pressure of hot air expanding restores, it's a force

open & show working of bathroom scales(how much a metal bar bends) also talk about balancing-hook scales

using a forcemeter: find force (weight)at which the object breaks a 1cm wide strip of paper
using forcemeter measure different "weight" in or out of water of 1metalweight & 1cork on thread. Calculate density
(volume&g) and find out what density sinks/floats
make a floatable object with plasticine (needs hollowing to increase water displacement vs weight)
measure different weights (upthrust) in water, oil, detergent, milk, salty water... By forcemeter or by floating line on
it's side
show a Galileo thermometer (if available: it's got masses that float at a certain density of water, which is higher if
the liquid is colder)
balance forces: suspend a paper clip tied to the bottom towards a magnet above on a clampstand, a H2balloon
with a mass weighing it down, an object resting on a table, or hung from a string....
calibrate a rubberband(irregular stretching!)/spring(regular stretching! can see if you plot it) to act as forcemeter,
then swap and predict mass see if it's accurate
make a table with various objects and convert g to newtons (mass & weight) with the formula. Divide by 6 and you
have the moonweight
measure distance running of an object (heavy&flat metaldisc) over a lubricated/not surface with same force
measure the time for a block to run down a ramp (what affects it? Change mass, air friction, kind & area of
groundfriction, lubricant, inclination...)
friction of different materials under a same weight: measure with a forcemeter dragging lightly
road safety poster (speed, friction considerations, etc)
print a local map & they mark controversial traffic points, & what measures they could do
make a bridge with limited straws and cellotape; which is strongest?
demo day vs night with a globe & light. Moon a tennis ball. Spin from the East!!
demo moon phases: students in middle in darkness, lightsource fixed, then move the tennisball around them to
show the phases
demo an eclipse of moon & of sun
demo seasons with a globe & lightsource (sun proximity, length of day vs night) measure length of day in spain
(use hourly divisions lit at a time)
investigate which sand gets hotter: straight below a light or tilted away (use thermometers on surface after shining
light; it's to demonstrate how in winter temperature falls)
solar system display, or project
video, planetario trip
poster showing constellations, can research the legends behind them
food test: demo or them, only safe ones(starch+iodine to black,fat+ethanol+water to white)or with
others(biuret+NaOH+prot to purple,benedict+reducing sugars(/starch+acid)+heat to green/red)
visking tube intestine model: inside starch+saliva(amylase), outside will come glucose>>heat+benedict for
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analising food labels

yeast(10%20cm3)+3gsugar(1teaspoonful): boil some, cover some from light, rest normal; keep warm; detect by:
balloon over top, or stopper with tube going to limewater testtube (goes cloudy with CO2)
live vs dead(frozen)peas temperature production takes 1day
burn sugar, best if in a bell of oxygen; also burn eg.bread with delivery tube to limewater(CO2)
hydrogencarbonateindicator+algae(covered or not) or +peas(need to be over liquid level, to take in oxygen)
icing sugar bomb: in a sealed tin suspend icing sugar over a flame (flame inside, suspend by blowing through
sealed stopper+capillary)
heart dissection; left bigger, tendons, valves...
pulse rate: 2min of exercise, every 2min afterwards. Linegraph, relate to being fit
Stethoscope heartbeat listening. 2subbeats, one bigger... Measure at the same time as pulse measuring on artery:
accurate?
Breathing rate:(beware asthmatics!)2min exercise, then every 2 min. Make means to make up for psychological
factor.
sheep's lungs dissection, inflate with rubber tube
inhaled-exhaled: exhaled air vs inhaled(sealed tube inhale from upper air through other straw air will penetrate)

cobalt chloride paper (humidity) over the table where you have been breathing >> blue
thermometer measure exhaled air in your hand vs environmental air
accumulate exhaled air in beaker; 2 candles burning one in normal beaker upside down, the other in CO2-filled
beaker. Which one lasts longer? (seal base to avoid oxygen entering eg with plasticine)
investigate live beings: pondweed/yeast/worms/peas/lentils.... They set it up
yeast growing best conditions: put balloon over testtube for CO2 production; different T, light,bioled... Take
1balloon & attach to testube of limewater (demonstrate it's CO2)
grow skin bacteria on petri dish agar (use cotton on hands, or fingerprinting, or swish in air), close with celo, leave
warm upside down; takes 2 days
100gbread flour+5gsugar in 65cm3 water+6gyeast(moisten15min with sugary water), then put in testubes(oiled to
avoid sticking). Can change gyeast/T/kind of flour/yeast. Do not eat.
watching over 2days quantity of yeast cells in sugary water in the microscope
making yoghurt: add a little to each plastic cup of milk, mix, warm for a day
inoculating & growing mould from bread to agar (with scientific methodology: hot wire loops, etc)
growing bread mould
disease research; leaflets on hygiene in hospitals against diseases
inoculating with fingerprints: before & after thorough hands-washing (in theory after washing has less)(compare
washing times, soaps, etc)
testing antibiotics: antibiotic-soaked filterpaper discs placed on freshly made agar+E.Coli>>more diameter, more
effectivity
sorting kingdoms: cards or realspecimens of different species (plant,animal,etc) to be classified into main groups

different leaves lose in 30min different rates of water when in ventilated lighted(so stomata open)place: compare
(fair testing, cuticule, surface area, etc)
develop classification system for a group of live beings eg. pond plants, normal plants, animals, insects...
use classifying leaflet on bugs & wild flowers
usage of quadrats(throw backwards for random)(eg small one for grass blades), nets, pooters, etc for population
estimations
pooter trapping & insect identifying, consider population densities anomalies & effectiveness (improve with light,
warmth,etc)
compare datalogged conditions of two places (pH,light,T,wind exposure,inclination,soil hardness,etc) and relate to
population pootered at each place
compare communities: species & population sizes estimates; also conditions recorded to differentitate habitats
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draw food chain/web; can extend to food pyramids of numbers/biomass

video prey-predator
sortingsubstances (petridishes) on their characteristics (colour, compact,element/compound)
chemical bingo (periodic table they choose 6, partner checks, I read randomly till bingo)
show mollecule models (eg. Glucose, DNA...)
show alloys & metals, they must test electricity(make a 1bulb circuit),heating potential(thermometer after dipping in
100ºC water with tongs),hardness(does it make a "ting"?),shiny or not,density(balance),magnetic or not(magnet)

element/compound(copper carbonate)? Test with sulphuric acid,this solution test with electrified metal nails,heating
the powder2min in testtube(mass different?)They conclude
exploding hydrogen(in ballon above pupil level with long splinter, or in testtube small quantity...)
demo making compounds: Cu+Mg+heat // doubleFe+S+heat in test tube >> glows to a solid grey mass (tube will
probably break rather than be cleaned) // Fe incandescent + Cl (in fume cupboard!!toxic!!) >> brown FeCl fumes //
Al(5g)+Icrystals(5g) +5 water drop
Mg+heat >> MgO(heavier) They predict mass gain (should be 67% approx)
mixtures vary:compare properties of sea-distilled-mineral-tap water (pH alkaline in mineral,salts more in sea
water,bolingpoint higher in sea water)
chromatography of inks
distilling ink
effect on the bioling point of adding more salt to water (in spoonfuls or with a balance)
difference of little salty-distilled water in their freezing point (prepare ice-bath) with thermometers
melting point of ice (with/without salt)
interlocking structures: a 3D puzzle,or cubes,or plasticine,etc vs marbles in a beaker :non-interlocking texture of
rocks
describe rocks with lens: colour,hardness to pin,weight(Volume&balance),texture,etc They can invent their
classification
predict porosity, check by water absrobance (weight before&after dipping)
demo sponge & marbles as porosity examples
classify hardness (Mohs' test): a hard rock scratches a soft one >> they predict & check the order of hardness (use
metals as well)
test pH of rainwater (acidic, CO2) best with pHmeter
HCl on limeston-marble-chalk (as a fast action of rainwater) compare to other rocks (not granite, must be non-
calcic)
compare roughness of unweathered vs wind/water weathered, show different weathering actions (crack, smooth
water/air)
granite submerged in HCl+H2O2(50%) and examine effects for 2WEEKS!!
trip observing weathered buildings, weathered stones, etc (eg:pedriza)
describe rocks: texture(lens),hardness(Mohrs' test),reactivity to acids(HCl),absorbance of water(soak10min,dry,find
weight increase)
show a cracked sealed container after freezing with water inside
show effect of multiple freeze&thaw on soaked rocks (over various lessons, about a week)
heating&cooling repeated cycles of a granite chip or a glass rod (heat, then into cold water >>cracks)
soak rock in saturated salt solution(eg:NaS), dry 1DAY to evaporate, could be extended to various resalting cycles
over a week
sand is stirred in a beaker of water, layers will form. Then with gravel to compare speed of deposition.
sugar/salt/plaster lumps are weighed, introduced in water & shaken 30sec,taken out, weighed again, reshaken,
rewieghed till dissolution (simil erosion). Plot weights.
in a tilted channel (dense netting, or guttering, etc) flow water over differentsized gravel.They can investigate effect
of speed, gravelsize, etc
deposit different coloured&sized gravels/sands in a big beaker of water, effect will be of a rock horizon. If boiled
(careful with cracking glass!!) it can achieve hrdness (also by using CaS mixed with materials; it will become 100%
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soak sand, then press : how much water leaves, a whitish aura is mineral deposits (the eventual glue), observe
texture of sand vs sandstone with lens.
make a rock: sand+plaster, leave to dry overnight, makes a stone
sedimentary rocks: determine textura(grainsize)compactation (gaps),porosity(absorbance of water) Also with
limestones
rock slides in microscope/lens
HCl+dampCaCO3rock(observe CO2gas): can compare weight before&after for CO2 content of the rock
metamorphic ice rocks: make small ice crystals, they press with their hands >> heat and pressure fuse them
together (as a rock).Record differences
make layers with plasticine balls over a shell ("fossil") in a plastic cup. Wet slightly as pressing
lightly>>compactation&cementation; then cut cup away and put more pressure on model from the
side>>metamorphism by pressure (layers deform; fossil also ch
observe differences & similarities of rocks (preferrably sedimentary vs metamorphic) (porosity, hardness,
appearance, texture, density...)
on graticuled slides over microscopes, measure different crystal sizes formed of water-bath molten salol(the phenyl
ester of salicylic acid with phenol, phenyl salicylate)(spoon it on with a glass rod) or other easier materials??
Measure crystal sizes dep
pupils demo particle theory on cooling: pupils stroll, on shout they bind together in decreasing times (until only 1sec
to bind) thus achieving smaller and more abundant crystals
intrusive&extrusive magmas: measure & plot cooling of 2beakers:one alone, the other in a sand-pot(slows cooling)

lens & igneous crystal rocks: they describe & classify depending on rate of cooling(crystal size)
compare granite, obsidian(continental volcanoes), basalt, gabbro(oceanic volcanoes) densities (V/m) and group
together
lava flow:different viscosities of jelly (or densities of sticky filtered mud) falling down a ramp
rock bingo (rock names, processes names)
linking definitions:read out a definition on a card,person with that definition's name on card reads the definition on
the same card, and again
dip hands in cold vs hot water 1min, then into mildwater: sensation is different>>skin is not reliable
50ml water heats faster than 100ml; how to demonstrate, what to keep constant for fair test,linegraphs
research: in class predict temperature of things(sun,oven,freezing/boiling of water/seawater,melting of
rock(lava),space temperature,coldest on Earth...) then they research at home / in IT
measure labs different things temperature... Compare accuracy of thermometers.
measure ºC of 2volumes of water, then mix, predict temp., check if right.Volume affects?
which material feels warmer/colder(metal,polyestirene,wood...)the + insulator,the warmer
place an ice cube inside a testtube, then with tongs boil the water at the top of the test tube, the ice will not melt for
some time >> water is a bad insulator
air isolates: squash polyestirene, duvet-filling; observe with a hand-lens (holes)
conducting heat demo: which material conducts best? (cross of metals with wax & drawingpins at the end to fall)

conducting heat(they):rods of different materials(glass, metal, stone)heated over bunsen burner, feel at certain
distance from flame when it gets hot sooner (use thermometer)
conducting heat: wax at different lengths of a rod, the pins will fall succesivelly
demo:the energy in polyestirene balls (air ventilator model)
demo:energy passing in atoms: students link arms firmly, one shakes all shake; students loosely hand-fastened,
one shakes, few shake
how to reduce consumption of energy; bring newspaper evidence
food labels studying: how much energy
make an efficient veletta: paper, drawing pins+bluetack,scissors
what materials let magnetism pass through? Set a magnet & under a paperclip held to foot by thread, insert
paper,copper,aluminium,metal sheets between; clip falls with magnetic materials
determine rules of pole attraction between 2 magnets (they guess); then with ring magnets
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guess-the-magnet: cover in paper a magnet and a piece of metal; with another metal find out which is a magnet

make-a-magnet: stroking unidirectionally a paperclip to a magnet, then try the magnetclip to see who made it
strongest
make-a-compass: with magnetised clips or bar magnets suspended or floating, careful with windcurrents
shake ironfilings over a sheet over2books+magnet underneath, compare to forcefield, then compare to Ushaped
magnet
move compass around above&under magnet to show the effect; also between two aligned magnets
show a bell's inside: how it works (armature...)
investigation: how to make a stronger electromagnet (more coils, or more voltage, or more magnetic core) measure
by number of paperclips it lifts
demo a reed switch working
build-a-reedswitch circuit (or even make it)
make-a-relay: 2 reedswitches with 2 outings, one reedswitch that turns on if a magnet is near, and a reedswitch
that turns off if a magnet is near(makes pc's!)
fieldforce of electromagnet with iron filings; with & without the core. Also compare with a stronger voltage
fieldforce around a wire with compasses (more sensitive); reverse current and see compass reversion (try to
predict?)
shadow size shadowtheatre: shoebox hole for bulb on one end, cut&stick paper as screen on the other, sides with
slots near-to-far for more/less shadow size
hole in cardboard, shine lightray to a paper through the hole. Move the cardboard near/far, find relationship
between both distances and both widths
trace a ray of light with chalk (from board rubbers) or talcum powder. Also can be done with laser beams.
align cards with holes to demonstrate light goes in straight lines. Also can be done using a long tube: light is visible
only if kept straight
transparent, translucent or opaque (or intermediate) (reflection, absorption, transmission): wood, paper, mirror,
glass, plastic beaker, cloth, etc
using a light intensity measurer to measure transmission levels of different materials (subtract the background light)

boxes or paper-roll cardboards with one side a pinhole, the other a translucent paper. Compare the images with
different sized holes (smaller hole, more clear but smaller image; image is inverted)
on board draw a candle; then draw different pinholecameras/eyes with different distances, hole-sizes, box-sizes,
etc : with thread trace the journey of light from candle to screen in each case. They could predict previously

investigate the relation of angle of reflection and incidence on a mirror (using a ray box and angle-measurer)
mirror reading: they must demonstrate that mirrors invert on one side (top-to-bottom but not left-to-right or
viceversa) observing writing/drawings with the mirrors
finding symmetries: with mirrors produce symetrical capital letters, or even whole words(mum,wow,dub,sos,tot...)

mirror problem: how to see yourself as normal (not inverted) using mirrors? How many mirrors do you need to see
yourself with a certain reflection angle? (nº=[360/angle]-1[yourself])
make a periscope (card, 2mirrors per periscope)
in class look for the treasure: position mirrors previously, then tell them where to shine the raybox to find the
treasure. To make it more complicated you could tell them the ray has to go through all mirrors, or give instructions
of where to place the m
trace a drawing (eg. a star)only looking through a mirror (the reversing effect makes it difficult to do so)
refraction: bend a pencil in a beaker, make visible a coin in a mug
refraction in glass blocks: show parallel nefore/after the glass, does the angle inside increase/decrease with the
incidence angle?
lenses: with parallel rays, show effect, curvature of lense vs curvature of light. Also can investigate lens-distance
necessary to focus an image (shine ray through a faint paper drawing to produce an image through lens to another
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total internal reflection: semicircular and prism glass reflect instead of refracting at a certain angle. Find out which.

show rainbow inside prism, then show spectrum (rainbow) of a ray through the prism. Investigate: always same
order? (does it change with prism orientation) what angle is optimum for a big spectrum? Can you join the spectrum
into a white ray again?
combining colours: make circles of paper of two, three, all colours... Install on upturned drawingpins(careful!).
Predict result when spinning. Also do it with unevenly split circles (gives a pure-colour centre), challenge to make a
white result, it's dif
use colour filters on ray of light. Shine on different coloured objects (best if inside a box with filter over gap, then
see through another hole). Combine filters. Demonstrate rays of a spectrum thorugh a filter
combining colours: three rays in three primary colours filters, mix with converging lens/mirrors, show white patch
where they mix, also secondary colours
tuning forks: how to use, bump and check always the same note (more grave if bigger model), show how to amplify
(putting ontop of vibratable objects), find which objects vibrate best
string&2plastic cups for "telephones" to demonstrate sound travels better through solids. Why do we need the
cups?
resonance: a dish with sand on rubber/cork feet. Hit the plate vin the middle with something hard, the sand will
bounce because of the vibration (transformed in sound as well) and clear the resonant parts of the dish
(irregularities) Vibration can be prod
pitch change(+acute with shorter/thinner/more tense things) in rubber bands, wood pieces, nails, tuner forks, wind
recorder(open hole makes it shorter), guiter, etc
oscilloscope (pc+microphone and music): demonstrate change in pitch and loudness, make them try. Change the
tune (kind of instrument etc)
show oscilllations: masses suspended from a loose spring or rubberband: more amplitude with bigger pulls, more
frequency with less mass; Also with long spring coil show propagation of vibrations
stethoscope for listening onto table, balloon of air, balloon of water (the denser, the more grav the noise and faster
it travels)
soundintesnity meter: more or less isolation of different materials(eg watch in a box)
make an earphone: rubber balloon over a funnel attached to tubing, both full of water, apply end of tube to origin of
sound
vacuum bell jar with origin of sound inside (muffled or even unhearable without air)
video on light & sound
signal generator (or ultrasounddogcontrollers) connected to oscillator (pc works?) to demonstrate sound is present
even if not heard
hearing the direction: pupil blindfolded and other 8 on points of compass, they make noise he detects direction.
Then compare with one ear covered up: he will find it more difficult.
making wolve's ears: with card make ear extensions, they should compare to see if they hear better
make an ear-drum: clingfilm over a plastic cup, remove the bottom and speak through it, clingfilm will vibrate
with a standard sound (eg fall of a cork, or pin) find how far pupils can detect it (different for each)(looking opposite
for fair)
make a soundproof box: bring various materials (paper in layers/crushed, poliespán, wood, cloth...) or they do at
home and bring. Test with the same soundsource(eg.mobile or bell) and soundmeter
using a soundmeter: show, then they must find the loudest constant noise, test the normal talking voice of each
pupil, etc
Precision(x+/-0,01)(calculating error in result,how many decimals),graphs(best fit,
bar,dot,pie;errorbars,slopes),Vernier scale(small moveable scale next to the main scale,to measure a fraction of the
smallest division on the main scale)
observing parts of flowers
pollen (microscope)+ sperm + ovule + egg cell viewing (bioslip)
measuring variation between subspecies (tomato, potato, apple...) scientifically. If difference significant then diff sps

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predict the children of pairs of students
investigate fitness:pulse&breathing rates vs after exercise&then rest(recovery)
fitness measurements: muscle strenght(press scales), thickness of skin on triceps, waist/height...
estimate body surface(=mass*height*0,016 aprox),then classify in shapes (coefficient=height/mass; wide vs slim)(in
groups to avoid individual measures)
upturned big cylinder nearly full of water, tube to top(stick with celo), use to measure lung capacity (normal, vital,
after exercise?) or with spirometer or graded plastic tubes
model lungs(bell with membrane and tube out with balloon lungs)
smoking: detect heat, tar in U-tube, pH in bubbled(acidic), limewater(CO2, goes cloudy)
drop lemon juice on 0,1% DCPIP 10ml, boil the lemon 5-10 min then repeat (vitC has decomposed, so DCPIP
decoloures slower) can make a calibration graph
heart dissection; left bigger, tendons, valves...
leverage of biceps model: newtonmeter pulling nearer/further away from axis to lift a long ruler held on one end
(hole&pencil as axis)
reaction times: falling ruler
caffeine(coke, coffee, tea//or caffeinated vs decaffeinated coke): pulse rate vs after (measure for 15 min)
count bubbles of pondweed in upturned tube or in a beaker; NaHcarbonate helps (+CO2); do dark vs light?
test with iodine a leaf for starch(boil5min,inmerse in ethanol warm5min(fires off!),reboil5min; spread & add iodine
drops, dry excess); vs leaf3days in dark(de-starched;cardboard shapes can be done)
inmerse leaf in recently boiling water, gas comes out of stomata; more top or bottom?
seal leaf petioles with petroleum jelly, then compare leaves with/out jelly on each/both surfaces: which have dried?
Why?(stomata)
microscope sections of leaf
compare food tests on fat(banana)CH starch(iodine)and protein(biuret); all made from glucose
germinate seeds in water (beans, cress seedlings, etc) after some days extract root hairs to microscope;
simultaneously for 9d:fertiliser added or not(+/- growth)
transpiration in fresh celery: coloured water goes up(use food dye); with fan goes faster
debate: for/against deforestation, each personality makes a speech explaining their reasons
identify of different plants what we eat(stem-celery, root-potato, fruit-orange,flower-broccoli,leaf-lettuce);describe
the different materials that make these parts>>>all from glucose
detect starch in fruits/vegetables >> why sometimes not visible?(used up or hidden inside cells)
slide of plant cells(chloroplasts, vacuole, etc) bioviewer
measuring content of water per g in fruits vs vegetables: apples (dry thin slice in microwave for 4 min, calculate
total) and tomatoes (press & filter juice)
germinate seeds in pure water vs tap+fertilised (takes 3 days); continue with herbicide demo...
bring labels of fertilisers: compare cost (how much, how often, price of packet), composition (PNK). Why no C?

using quadrats, doing transects; ensure random or distributed randomity; measure pH(dissolve in water+indicator)
light(lightmeter?) proximity to shade or something, etc and relate to nº plants
using herbicide on germinating seeds; takes 3days-a week; careful if toxic; compare various if available; at same
time can cover some with plastic containers to make greenhouses, coloured for filters
food chain: from producers hang with string plasticine pellets to join consumers; as intermediate are taken away the
trophic stress varies until they collapse
make a greenhouse: plastic container, thermometer inside; can do it with germinating plants vs outside for
comparison, coloured for filters
show metals(zn,mg,fe,cu,al,petridishes…),compare to the ore (stones:red for iron, black for mg,white for Si,etc)
describe:colour, consistency,shiny/not
Zn or Al+acid(HCl) to give Hydrogen in test-tube >> pop Also possible to accumulate the gas in upturned cylinder in
water
metal-etching??:try acid on strips of Cu…
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sodiumcarbonate/calciumcarbonate/coppercxarbonate + acid >> salts + CO2 (test with pH for slts, limewater for
CO2)
demo sulphuric acid+CuCO >> CuS (blue)+CO2(bubbles)+water
demo HCl+CuOxide >> CuS + water (pH neutralises)
demo sulphuric acid (little) + MgOxide >> salt >> dissolve in water
test for hydrogen: Mg+acid, H to tube(bung)then burning splinter for pop
demo metals reacting with water: screened, on water+univ indicator(goes alkaline),K strongest ignitingH (float on
paper), Na and Ca if in jar can use H test if funnelled over the top; show that they tarnish with air as they're cut

Ca granules added to water; they measure temperature rising in tube (careful:corrosive to wet hands contact)
burn Mg, careful your eyes; ¿find out what T is necessary (in tube in waterbath with thermometer)?
metals with HCl:Ca(SMALL pieces), Cu,Zn,Fe,Mg, they can perform the pop
metals + O2: heating out vs in O2 (deflagrating spoon in jar or drop in tube in cool waterbath or blowing powder into
bunsen flame) (PREPARE) Al,Mg,Fe,Cu,Zn; Na?
thermit reaction(displacement):DEMO&PREPARE(risky; safety!!) Alpowder+FeO>>lump of metal (magnetic)
metal+salt of other metal(displacement): Mg-Fe-Pb/Zn-Cu, MgS-FeS-Pb/ZnS-CuS-AgS
Mg+dilutions of acid >> strength of reaction(time for consumption); also variable are temperature, quantity of
Mg&solution,kind of acid(S/Cl)
review pH:test various substances with uni
soils: roughness(rub between fingers),colour(with lens),pH(add to water,test uni),stickyness(quantity stuck to
fingers),dry vs wet-n-filtered masses(+>>+clay)
outside:measure pH and describe plants there; record also other possible factors; compare
gases: PREPARE water vs Hcarbonate(CO2)solution vs SO2solution; measure pH
acid on rocks: some react (use limestons,chalk,marblerock chips, metals & others) with H2SO4
differnet concentrations of acid on Mg(min to consumption)
solutions of metal oxides(CO2 included, also SO2 possible - careful with fumes when burning S!!) in uni for pH
(metal alkaline, nonmetal acidic)
germination of plants in acidic solution vs mild solution vs no acid (various days); also watering with acid vs not

recording the weather: funnel to conical for measuring "rain"(raindew included), thermometer at a time of the day,
over various days
debate: greenhouse vs energy consumption
fuels:CO2 bubbling in limewater, vapour drops on overhanging tubewalls when cooled down
compare different metalstrips in acid for chemical cell(which best)
metal displcement in metalS/Cl solutions: compare which releases more heat (see reactivity)(Al is less because of
AlO coating)
endothermic reactions: NaHcarbonate+lemons juice, or ammoniumNitrate+water
making nylon: drip cyclohexane down a rod into diaminohexane solution; with tongs pull threads from interphase
out
physical vs chemical: classify; then see if mass changes (CuSO+NaOH, HCl+NaOH+univ,melt ice, CuSO4+Fe
filings,NaClsalt dissolve in water)
conservation of mass with gases: marble chips in acid in conical flask closed with bung to inverted tetstube in
waterbeaker(all on the balance)
Mg burning increases weight (taken O2 from the air)
model mollecules: C+O2; H2+O2; H+Cl; CH4+O2
precipitation of PbI(yellow):PbNitrate in potassiumiodide
analysing a torch:diagram, working, doing the circuit(demo) with cables
make-a-battery with fruit juice, 2 different metals dipped in, and a bulb connected…
make a battery with an orange/similar
demo a generator (if it works!!)
electric circuit objects bingo
static electricity:static-maker
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predicting-making circuits which work; predicting +/- bright (parallel/in line); measuring intensity(A)/voltage(V)
measure hand-temperature before and after rubbing them: hotter(temperature as wasted energy)
feel a 100g, 10g, 1g(eg an apple) and a 0,1g mass. Compare a 1kg on Earth to
others(saturn1,1neptune1,2jupiter2,5pluto0,04moon0,15mars0,4uranus&venus0,9kg)
make/buy a rocket? Eg:bottlecylinder(plastic), balloon inside released should pushupwards... Anglereading for
calculating heights, what force to lift it up?(weigh it)
making orbits: string plus ball of plasticine rolling over paper to draw, then with elasticband thread for ellipse
make a model of a 3-part rocket&satellite with nozzles (use in art?)
use a light gate for measuring speeds of trolley on ramp; investigate what factors affect(inclination,greased
ramp,weight,friction surface)
calculate speed with stopwatches and ball on floor; then compare normal pupil walking vs fastest pupil walking

using a ticker timer, attain a certain speed (calculate it first)

near-frictionless:air cushions if available, or ice on water, etc
forces accelerating(by attaching with string a mass(=Newtons)to the trolley)constant acceler till friction; minimise
friction! Can compare different masses (+/-accel?)
measure friction till movement(with newtonmeter)with different masses same surface
friction of shapes: holding with newtonmeter, same waterflow what force it makes under the tap
make a parachute: plastic bag, thread, celotape, plasticine as weight(the same weight); stopwatch to count time
from throw to land
distance time graph on the gerbil through a tube; convert to speed-time graph
pressure of your feet:weight and approx feet surface >> P=F/S
same object on sand:which side sinks most(the less S side); air vs water vs solid in syringe: which compresses?

collapsing can: heat & seal a can/bottle; it collapses when it cools

magdeburg hemispheres oiled together(they suctionate each other together) else a normal ventose
fill a glass completely with water, cover with a card, upturn: water stays in(more pressure from atmosphere)
fill testtube, upturn: the pressure of atmosphere keeps it (explain that if weighs more would make vacuum>>could
act as barometer)
feel the pressure on all sides: with a latex glove feel water pressure in big cylinder; more if deeper
bottle with 3 equally spaced holes; the last hole empties faster(+pressure) because of more depth
show atmospheric pressure pushing water up a cylinder as we extract air from inside (use tube&they WASH &
suck)
model steam engine??
hydraulic system:with 2 syringes of different size linked with tubing;sett weights over them if you want, measure
with a newtonmetre
model of diving bell (SEE 9Lb/1 ?)
demo levers(eg use spoon,scissors,resistant stick)
model arm with axis, string biceps, moveable forearm... Compare diffferent distances of thread insertion to the
elbow.
balance:standing heels against wall, grab an object 0,5m in front(no compensation towards the wall),or at 0,5m
from wall lean and do anything...
make a load-lifter (pivot, string to pull from end of lever, use long stick)
balance ruler over something: weight*distance to pivot(one side)=weight*distance to pivot(other side)
http://www.courseworkbank.co.uk/GCSE/Biology_Coursework/
dissections of heart, kidney, liver, lungs(inlflate), whole fish, flower, s.n.c., etc
osmosis investigation: carrot/potato volume/length increase vs different inmersion concentration salt solutions
with m&m's you can simulate population growths: m up or down, m or w, colours, etc
ecological succession: plant varieties & nº vs proximity to degrading factors (pollution, treading, light, water,
gardening...)
fitness investigation: pulse & breath rate vs exercise
detecting starch(iodine)protein(biuret)simple sugars(benedict+heat)fat(ethanol to water) vs kinds of food
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calculating a day's food composition (weigh or approximate, use nutritional tables)(should be 2/3 CH, 1/6prot, 1/6
fat)
reaction times(falling ruler) vs caffeine intake & exercise
LIVE yeast growing on bread: vs water, light, O2 as limitant factors
addiction: identify 1 unnecessary activity that occupies a significant time; try to go without it; observations... Is it
addiction?
germinating seeds(eg beans) vs light orientation, water from top/side, turning halfway through(gravity)
classify different tomato breeds by size, volume, height/width, colour, taste, seeds, etc
http://www.courseworkbank.co.uk/AS__A2_and_A-Level/Biology/
dissections of heart, kidney, liver, lungs(inlflate), whole gerbil, fish, flower, s.n.c., etc
using chromatography to identify sybstances
growing bacteria in petridishes vs different samplings (eg different samples: clean/dirty table, etc); efficiency of
soap?
extracting DNA (crush peas,boil,....
Hydrogen peroxide breakdown to O2&H2O with Catalase; vary T, pH
starch broken down by amylase(spit),vary T, pH
jelly broken down(eg from photo film, leaves transparent) by protease; vary T, pH
counting corncolours; identify the crossing
fresh blood(puncture!!)onto slip with bacteria/antigen, white cells should be visible... (PREPARE)
identifying slides of all relevant tissues; calculating real size(magnification on objectives; r.s.=image/magnif); using
a grid (of known magnif) to measure & compare (mount on objective or on slide)
growing plants vs under different colour filters (the blue will grow less)
CLUB:(SCIENCE CLUB)
Electronics: making motors, attach to something such as a cardboard car, etc
Making an ant-hill: need to catch live ants, and an ant-queen to have descendancy, if possible larvae. Need two
pieces of glass/transparent plastic welded together with wood sides. Feeding with water, sugar, and crushed gerbil-
food & leaves. Alternative:
Catching a spider's web: black cardboard, then make one with thread/elastic bands tied together. Check it's
resistance to weight (optimum).
How insects see: take multiple copies of a photograph, cut and paste in hexagons overlapping parts of each. With
rugged glass/plastic/caleidoscope show effect.
Looking at the skeleton. They bring a camera (mobile?) and take shots of moving postures to make videoclip on
PC? The dancing skeleton! They can make with paper another of a dog, etc
Astophysics: explanations, etc. At night as "homework", see a chart of the sky, make a planetarium (fosforescent
pen needed). Make a solar system (rigid wire, cardboard, thread)
Electronics: building a radio (kit needed)http://storeforknowledge.com/DETECTOR-RADIO-BUILD-A-WORKING-
DIODE-RADIO-Science-Kit-P4976C198.aspx
Flying: making oxygen balloons, parachutes, kites, aerodynamic planes. Rockets?
Building bubbles: shapes, bubbles, smoky bubbles, concentric bubbles, needs wire and straws
Electronics: building a bell
Static electricity: making hair stand on end, flying sparks, lifting paper tapes, scooping paper bits, etc? A static
electricity ball would be desirable.
Making liquid sculptures with unmixable fluids (oil and water, milk and oil, alcohol, etc) Lifting an inverted glass with
water & paper (suction), capillarity to suctionate, lifting tiles by water cohesion in between.
Optic illusions: des magische eye, download optical misperceptions, explain methods of 3-D, view anaglyphs,
moving 3D holographs on PC, double-sense pictures, holographic concave mirror would be desirable, double-
images under plastic (obtain), etc,
More optic illusions:coin in glass of water (refraction), backwards letter-writing in mirrors, making colours in prisms,
redirecting mirrors to make things vanish(think it out...), kaleidoscope, transforming colours(colour filters!), making
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Spy story: fingerprinting, secret-lemon/milk-messages, code-writing, metal-detectors(magnets inside paper casing),

listening antennae (paper funnel to ear), paper cups & thread telephone, motion detector (physics lightgate)

Wilderness survival: animal tracks, how-to-feed (cacti water, insect protein, eggs), lighting fire (can you do it?)
(flintstone needed, see old lighters), finding fuel (plants, fat/oil/wax, mead)...
Geology outing: look for different rocks, identify (book needed), explain erosion, shape, mountains, etc Make model
of Guadarrama's valley (plasticine needed)(model from 3d-madrid michelin inet), locate main populations and find
pupil's homes
Microscopic world: show on PC electronmicroscope photographs, see own hairs, see own skin (from scalp), see
own blood (if volunteer), see dirty pondwater (they bring?), see some whole-animal pre-pared slides,
Sound: making instruments (cans, elastic bands, threads on boxes, sand in bottles, blowing bottle-necks,...) looking
at sound (see MPG windows player), taping sound (micro), transmit sound through thread between paper cups, ...

Growing plants vs under different colour filters (the blue will grow less), different soils, temperature...
Making a solar watch: marks (always pointing N), build with wood/cardboard; Make a time-watch with sand
Growing microbes: bread mould, dirty pondwater, soil on agar... Optimum conditions, investigate. Microscope.
Effectiveness of mouth-washes.
Bridge-making: optimum resistance of paper to support a weight (vars are weight, amount of paper, height of
weight)
The force of T: exploding closed cans by heating, squash by cooling, cracking jars by freezing, bending glass by
melting, speed of diffusion of purple violet in different temperatures investigate
Cells & organs: each week dissect & microscope observing of different organs (eye, brain, lung, heart, muscle,
skin, blood, hair, stomach...)
Body sensitivity: test reflexes (ruler dropping)(to sound / light), taste levels of salt, levels of touch (change of
weight), levels of sound (+/- distance to sound source)
Eating: calculate a day´s intake, calculate an average week´s composition, balanced?
Being fit: who's fittest? Measure pulse rate changes, breathing volume, flexibility, breathing rate, etc
Growing insects(butterflies): http://www.sciencekit.com/category.asp_Q_c_E_755192 ; Or sea-monkeys.
Make toothpaste: mint essence, fine sterilised sand (see lab) needed; Make soap: glicerine + sodium hyroxide;
Make a thermometer with coloured water & capillary;
Growing plants in darkness vs light; or optimum soil, or optimum pH...
Behaviour of a gerbil: where he moves, what affects his movements, keeping conditions constant, testing it's
intelligence...
Discovering properties of objects: eg: which glue acts best, or what kind of candle burns fastest, or what is the
relationship surface-stickyness of celo-tape...
Making a planetarium with paper balls painted, strings, and thin sticks or rigid wires; hang over roofed poster of
celestial map with main constellations
From SpecialK(highFe)crushed+water stirred with magnet for 2min Fe sticks to the magnet.
Displacement;CuOxide2g+Zn powder1,6g mixed in a line on a mat set aflame goes on glowing to ZnOxide
(white),Dissolve in warm HCl, red Cu reveals, conductor.
Metals Reactivity: 2gHgCl2 in 200cmwater + 5cm2 Al foil is effervescent. Remove with tongs & dry, it will tarnish
(oxide) and get hot (steam).
Detecting reactions: solution 8gPotassiumOH or 6gNaOH + water300cm+10g Glucose dissolved+0,05g methylene
blue in 50cm ethanol0,1%. Wait 1 min, goes transparent, if shaked in bottle (mixed with air) it temporarily goes
blue. Spent when yellowish.
Title: drink your acid!
Apparatus: paper cups, lemon juice bottle, sugar, sodium carbonate(carbonato sodico)
Method & Drawing: try out the adequate proportions
Title: make your weird bubbles!
Apparatus: a wide bucket, straws, soap, cellotape
Method & Drawing: make different shapes with the straws. Try them out
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Title: how does a submarine work?

Apparatus: 1litre transparent plastic bottle, rubber tube, 2 normal-sized balloons, wide bucket
Method & Drawing: set up
Title: a circulatory system model
Apparatus: 2 valved bottles of honey or ketchup, 2 tubes, bottle of oil (to mix with water & soap)
Method & Drawing: set up
Title: friction floating!
Apparatus: ventilator machine, ping-pong ball (or similar very light ball)
Method & Drawing: set up
Title: melt a metal!
Apparatus: 5 big cells in series, wires, metal wool
Method & Drawing: set up and try out
Title: CSI detectives
Apparatus: felt-pens, filter paper strips, paper cups
Method & Drawing: try out chromatography
Title: spooky bugs
Apparatus: insect cage, insects, info on insects, lensed cages
Method & Drawing: trap insects, find out about them and write it down
Title: a miniature world
Apparatus: 2 bioviewers, find miniature objects, slides, permanent marker
Method & Drawing: find miniature objects to be put on a slide and viewed (hair, soil, flies, leaf, etc). Label each
slide
Title: human dissection!
Apparatus: 4 cardboard papers, colours, scissors, safetypins
Method & Drawing: make each system in a different colour, label, pin onto each student
Title: Frankenstein’s animal collection
Apparatus: animal jars, info on animals
Method & Drawing: find out info on each animal, write down
Title: do you deal with your dirt?
Apparatus: different bottles, tins, packets, bags, litter, a blue, a green and a yellow container
Method & Drawing: set up and label
Title: who’s the best?
Apparatus: 4 Newtonmeters, 1 long ruler, a small stone, string, oculist chart, a marble and a big flat ball
Method & Drawing: make the oculist chart, set up & try out (strength, reflexes, blow strength, equilibrium)
Title: are you a criminal?
Apparatus: an ink pad, paper, a classifying diagram
Method & Drawing: make the classifying diagram of fingerprints. Try out
Title: fat or thin?
Apparatus: 1bag of smarties, 1 packet of biscuits, a loaf of bread, food packets & bags (empty), energy info
Method & Drawing: write info on foods, set up
Title: gadgets and toys
Apparatus: electrical equipment, cellotape, 1 big board
Method & Drawing: set up a circuit, try out, label components
Title: magic water!
Apparatus:Newtonmeter, plastic cylinder, plasticine, bung, “bic” pen, medium stone, string, bucket
Method & Drawing: set up & try out (Cartesian diver, weight in/out water)
Title: how do planes work?
Apparatus: paper sheets, string, cellotape, plasticine
Method & Drawing: make different planes and try out (blow when hanging)