Nate the Scientist

Nate has been wanting to do science experiments a lot lately so we dusted off some of our favorite books and science kits. Here are a couple of simple ones you can do at home too:

Defying gravity...

From the book Explorabook - A Kids' Science Museum in a Book by John Cassidy

For this experiment you need:

A drinking glass, a magnet, a bit of strong tape, and about a foot of thread.

Set the magnet on the glass. Tie the thread to the clip and stick it to the magnet. Tape the thread to the table and begin pulling the thread gradually through the tape until you've pulled the clip off the magnet.

Oxygen, air pressure, and gravity...

From Science on a Shoestring by Herb Strongin

Materials you need:

Glass bowl or plastic shoebox, goggles, wide mouth clear glass, water, and a candle

Fill your container with about 2cm of water and put a candle in the center. Light the candle and take your clear glass and lower it until it touches the water. Observe what happens to the flame and the water.

A few other favorite resources:

Science in a Nutshell kits

these books:

And

Scientific American on-line science experiments you can do easily at home.