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Earth What is Earth? Well, it's made up of: 47% Oxygen, 28% Silicon, 8% Aluminum, 5% Iron, 4% Calcium, 3% Sodium, 3% Potassium, 2% Magnesium, and 1% other stuff. So most of the Earth's rocky crust are Silicates, which are combinations of Silicon and Oxygen. Another important aspect of Earth, though is life! We've chosen these experiments for the Earth page since they involve rocks, dirt, plants and animals. One thing we've noticed--the hidden forms and structures of atoms, molecules, plants, mathmematics, and more...are often more beautiful that we can imagine with a cursory look. It pays to look deeper...witness the "Buckyball" shown below. Besides being beautiful in form, this new molecule shows potential in many fields, including medicine, electronics, physics, chemistry, and ??? Plus it's much more interesting than television! The molecular structure of Buckminsterfullerene. This one is Carbon-60. Experiments with Earth Homebrew Lightning Detector Watch the electrical potential rise as the storm moves in, and reverse when the lightning flashes! AtomFlowers--Art from the Periodic Table! Really cool art from the internal structure of atoms and their electron orbits! Periodic Table of the Elements The best Periodic Table we've ever seen on the Web! Homemade Seismometer/Tiltmeter Sensor It uses diamagnetic levitation...a brilliant idea! Hydroponics Experiments For kids and adults...grow big, healthy plants with no dirt! Great science fair material. Rotating Plant What happens to a plant that's forced to live on a rotating turntable at 33 1/3 rpm? The Radioactive Boyscout How NOT to make a nuclear reactor in your garden shed. This is why you should supervise your children's science experiments! Light-Emitting Pickle Make vegetables glow! Explore electroluminescance. Build a yard light from a zucchini! A Hamster-Powered Nightlight Make the little bugger earn his keep! Our custom Hamster-powered alternator with data acquisistion system! Buckyballs--the Neatest Molecule Around! Check out the amazing properties of Buckminsterfullerene, a Carbon molecule. Photos, videos, fun stuff! Suicidal Jasmine Plant After thousands of hours of continuous television viewing, this plant got fed up and sacrificed it's own life to destroy the TV! Build a Solar Calendar Makes a brilliant display on the Solstices and Equinoxes. We will gladly accept, review and consider your science experiment submissions for inclusion on this site, whether you are age 6 or age 100! Email us for details. Every experiment on these pages must be done with adult supervision only!!! If you are already an adult, we recommend getting a friend to help so you don't do anything childish and hurt yourself. We'll try to provide safety warnings, but cannot be held responsible for your own safety. Many of these experiments and many of the books we sell are from another era when safety was not a consideration, so PAY ATTENTION to the hazards of what you are doing! Wear safety goggles and gloves. Don't be stupid--YOU are supposed to be the adult here!

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