Category Archives: K12

What’s in the air?

We had seen earlier that CO2 displaces air in a glass and the candle goes off. Let us see,  what happens when candle burns in air. We will do a very simple experiment. For this we need  a tall glass, … Continue reading

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A Gas like water – CO2

When you open a bottle of coke, bubbles come out of the water. The gas that comes out is Carbon-di-oxide CO2. CO2 can be produced by adding some acid to lime stone, or some acid to soda/soda-bi-carb. When we burn … Continue reading

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Simple Electric motor

This is a simple motor with explanation how it works This one takes the cake in its innovation:  So simple, that it is now difficult to explain

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Splitting water

Splitting water is easiest thing in the earth. All you need is a source of direct current a.k.a battery eliminator, some long wire, a plastic dish (deep) to keep water and couple of test tubes to collect what comes out … Continue reading

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Making the first element — Hydrogen

Hydrogen – it is perhaps the simplest of the atoms and most abundant in universe. Consisting of just a proton and an electron it occupies the very first box of periodic table. Abundance of Hydrogen in universe is perhaps a … Continue reading

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“A place for every thing and every thing in it’s place. That’s the way to sure success.” There is nothing more convenient and peaceful than having a place on your own where you can do all your experiments without disturbance. … Continue reading

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Chemistry of electricuty – let’s explore battery

Enough of talking about resource. Let’s get started with our first experiment. We shall see how a battery work and also salvage some raw material for our next experiment.For this you need two exhausted zinc battery. Do not try this … Continue reading

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Setting up a home chemistry lab

Chemistry or for that matter all science experimentation has become obsolete as hobby. I used to have a small chemistry laboratory when I was kid and spend countless hours in doing my small experiments. This has helped me immensely in … Continue reading

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Unified Physics Theory Explains Animals’ Running, Flying And Swimming

As an avid reader of Science fiction I always thought, secret of speedy walking is to defy gravity. Later when I read “walk is nothing but a series of fall supported by leg” it struck me as joke, and later … Continue reading

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