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    Experiment No. 4

    Twirling Snake

    Experiment:

    Materials:

    You will need:

    A piece of card
    Colouring Pencils
    Scissors
    Thread
    Stapler
    Very hot radiator

    Method:

    What you have to do:

    1) Draw a spiral snake on a piece of card and colour it in.

    2) Carefully cut it out.

    3) Staple a length of thread on to the tail of the snake.

    4) Now, hold your snake above a very hot radiator and watch what happens.

    Result: The snake twirls around above the radiator

    Conclusion: The heat off the radiator rises and therefore it causes your snake to spin.

     

    AND NOW:

    Try this: Tissue paper is very light so try placing a small piece on to a radiator and see if you can get the paper to settle. If the heater is hot enough, the tissue will not stay in place - it will literally "fly away".

     

     

     


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