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Simple magic tricks that can be done fast in a classroom enviroment but can be entertaining at the same time…
Simple magic tricks that can be done fast in a classroom enviroment but can be entertaining at the same time…
Tags: Classroom Enviroment, Simple Magic Tricks
December 13th, 2008 |
December 13th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
take guar gum dissolve it in H2O then dissolve borax in H2O. Mix the two together to make slime. Guar gum and borax are available in the grocery store.
December 17th, 2008 at 1:58 am
yeah… mix some salt peter, charcoal, and sulphur then pack it into a piano, then say now you see it now you(through the match i forgot tell you light) don’t!
December 18th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
I’m not sure it’s a magic trick, but mixing corn starch with water can be “magical” I guess. It’s a liquid, but when you hit it or poke it, it acts like a solid. I think it’s pretty entertaining.
December 21st, 2008 at 5:10 pm
You can only do this if you have access to a laboratory.. so probably only will work if you are in a high school with access to chemicals and someone qualified to do it. But it’s very simple otherwise!
There is a water-wine-milk-beer demo which is great. Basically, you start out with 4 glasses:
1. Your first glass is ‘water’ (this contains some water and bicarb)
2. Pour the ‘water’ into another glass containing just a couple of drops of phenolphathein indicator (swirl it around the glass so the drops can’t be seen), and it will turn pinky red like wine
3. Then pour the ‘wine’ into another glass with a small amount of Barium Chloride solution and it will turn white like milk
4. Finally, pour the ‘milk’ into the final glass containing some conc HCl and sodium dichromate. You need to add the HCl just before you do this last step.
Check out the link below for the amounts and concentrations. I did this at an open day and it was a big hit!
December 24th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
do a simple phenalthalene reaction with water and a straw and your own breath.