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๐Ÿ”ฌ STEM Learning

The magic of science, in your own hands

Science is not a chapter to memorise โ€” it is something that happens on your table. 48 experiments and builds, sorted by Std, each with what to do, what you will see, and why it happens.

๐ŸŒˆ Little ScientistsStd 1โ€“2๐Ÿ”ฌ ExplorersStd 3โ€“5๐Ÿงช InvestigatorsStd 6โ€“8๐Ÿš€ Young ResearchersStd 9โ€“12
All 12ScienceTechnologyEngineeringMaths
Science15 min

Sink or Float Tray

A big plastic lid rests on the water while a tiny coin drops straight to the bottom.

๐Ÿงฐ a large bowl of water, a spoon, a plastic bottle capโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Science15 min

Dancing Raisins

The raisins rise to the top, wobble and sink again, over and over, as if they had learned to dance.

๐Ÿงฐ a tall clear glass, water, one teaspoon of baking sodaโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Science10 min

Balloon Hair Magic

A rubbed balloon makes your hair stand up and then bends a falling stream of water without ever touching it.

๐Ÿงฐ a balloon, your hair or a woollen cloth, small torn bits of paperโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Science20 min

A Bean Wakes Up

A dry, dead-looking bean sends out a white root and then pushes up a green shoot, all inside a glass.

๐Ÿงฐ three dried beans or chickpeas, a clear glass jar, cotton wool or tissue paperโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Science15 min

Chasing My Shadow

Your own shadow is taller than you in the morning and shrinks to a stub by the middle of the day.

๐Ÿงฐ chalk, a sunny open floor or yard, a friend to trace for youโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Science20 min

Water That Walks

Coloured water climbs up a paper strip all by itself and pours into an empty glass next door.

๐Ÿงฐ three glasses, water, two food colours or beetroot and turmeric juiceโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Technology20 min

Cup and String Phone

A whisper travels along a piece of string and comes out clearly in a cup five metres away.

๐Ÿงฐ two paper cups or steel tumblers, about five metres of string, a pin or nail for the holeโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Technology10 min

One Photo a Day

Flicking through seven photos makes a plant that never seems to move suddenly grow before your eyes.

๐Ÿงฐ an adult's phone camera, a potted plant or your bean jar, a sticky note for the dateโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Engineering20 min

Tower of Cups

Ten flimsy paper cups end up holding a whole book above your head height.

๐Ÿงฐ ten paper or plastic cups, four squares of stiff card, a light bookโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Engineering15 min

Ramp Race

Adding one book under the ramp sends the same little car rolling right across the room.

๐Ÿงฐ a stiff tray or a long piece of card, a pile of books, a toy car or a marbleโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Maths15 min

Measure With Your Hand

You and a grown-up measure the very same table and get two completely different numbers.

๐Ÿงฐ your own hand, a table and a doorway to measure, a paper stripโ€ฆTry it โ†’
Maths15 min

Pattern Train

You can say which colour the twentieth cap will be without laying a single one of them down.

๐Ÿงฐ bottle caps, buttons or coins in two or three colours, a long table or floor space, paperโ€ฆTry it โ†’

๐Ÿง˜ Wondering why?

Ask Acharya Samayeshwar about any of these ideas โ€” he explains them for your board and Std.

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