Triple point of water always impressed me but that might be a bit above
their heads.. and difficult to get right ;-)

How about some kind of weather system demo.. make water vapour in the
partially evacuated chamber precipitate..

I was thinking of some other stuff, but you probably don't want to mess with
radioactive sources.

Have fun tomorrow.

Jon Baker

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From: "Lawrence Lile" <llile@TOASTMASTER.COM>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 8:49 PM
Subject: [OT]: Demos for Kids (Was NCSU Physics demo room)


> Tomorrow I have to put on a show for some first grade 7 year olds in my
lab.
> In the past, I trotted out this old vacuum chamber that we never use for
> anything else.  I usually boil some room temperature water in it, then
take
> it out and drink it down, put a small ballooon in it and watch it get big
> under vaccuum, and the like.  This time I'm thinking about putting a
candle
> flame inside and watching it go out.
>
> I'm trying to think of some other cool things one can do in a modestly
> equipped lab that impress first graders.  Without maiming any of the
little
> rugbiters.
>
>
> --Lawrence
>
>
>
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> Subject: [EE]: NCSU Physics demo room
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>
> > Wide range of demonstrations of Physics phenomena.
> > Good for children of all ages (including me).
> > Popular demos marked
> >
> >
> http://demoroom.physics.ncsu.edu/html/electricity_and_magnetism.html
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