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.
A big plastic lid rests on the water while a tiny coin drops straight to the bottom.
๐งฐ a large bowl of water, a spoon, a plastic bottle capโฆTry it โ Science15 minThe raisins rise to the top, wobble and sink again, over and over, as if they had learned to dance.
๐งฐ a tall clear glass, water, one teaspoon of baking sodaโฆTry it โ Science10 minA rubbed balloon makes your hair stand up and then bends a falling stream of water without ever touching it.
๐งฐ a balloon, your hair or a woollen cloth, small torn bits of paperโฆTry it โ Science20 minA dry, dead-looking bean sends out a white root and then pushes up a green shoot, all inside a glass.
๐งฐ three dried beans or chickpeas, a clear glass jar, cotton wool or tissue paperโฆTry it โ Science15 minYour own shadow is taller than you in the morning and shrinks to a stub by the middle of the day.
๐งฐ chalk, a sunny open floor or yard, a friend to trace for youโฆTry it โ Science20 minColoured water climbs up a paper strip all by itself and pours into an empty glass next door.
๐งฐ three glasses, water, two food colours or beetroot and turmeric juiceโฆTry it โ Technology20 minA whisper travels along a piece of string and comes out clearly in a cup five metres away.
๐งฐ two paper cups or steel tumblers, about five metres of string, a pin or nail for the holeโฆTry it โ Technology10 minFlicking through seven photos makes a plant that never seems to move suddenly grow before your eyes.
๐งฐ an adult's phone camera, a potted plant or your bean jar, a sticky note for the dateโฆTry it โ Engineering20 minTen flimsy paper cups end up holding a whole book above your head height.
๐งฐ ten paper or plastic cups, four squares of stiff card, a light bookโฆTry it โ Engineering15 minAdding one book under the ramp sends the same little car rolling right across the room.
๐งฐ a stiff tray or a long piece of card, a pile of books, a toy car or a marbleโฆTry it โ Maths15 minYou and a grown-up measure the very same table and get two completely different numbers.
๐งฐ your own hand, a table and a doorway to measure, a paper stripโฆTry it โ Maths15 minYou can say which colour the twentieth cap will be without laying a single one of them down.
๐งฐ bottle caps, buttons or coins in two or three colours, a long table or floor space, paperโฆTry it โAsk Acharya Samayeshwar about any of these ideas โ he explains them for your board and Std.