A small piece of dry ice in a balloon or surgical glove is a very good
demonstration to show that you can compress a gas into a very small volume.
It takes a bit of trial and error to get the timing right.
Chuck Vandergraaf
Pinawa, MB
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> From:
> MCCARRIC@mailgate.navsses.navy.mil[SMTP:MCCARRIC@mailgate.navsses.navy.mil
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> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 1998 12:25 PM
> To: asa@calvin.edu
> Subject: Science Demos for Kids
>
> Everyone,
>
> I couldn't say "no" when asked to help out with Vacation Bible School at
> a friend's church. I'll be doing "amazing" science demonstrations in the
> opening exercises for 5 evenings. I have some ideas, but does anyone
> have some more good ones. I usually can make almost any "application"
> for any demonstration, so let me hear you favorites.
>
> You probably should mail me directly, unless you think everyone would
> enjoy it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Al McCarrick
> mccarric@mailgate.navsses.navy.mil
>
>