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Ferro slime is a magnetic slime that we made by combining slime (recipe below) and Iron filings. First we tried iron oxide but when we put it in the slime and it magickly stopped working, we think this is because of the low concentration of the iron oxide in the slime, after this didn't work Oscar suggested to use iron filings witch work well, unfortunately we runout of time and couldn't continue.

Recipe:

Link

Location: At the head of either table with gas taps for Bunsen burners 

Materials/Equipment

The colours  (preferably three of each in those small flaming colours bottles)

• Strontium

• Lithium

• Zinc

• Sodium

• Calcium

• Barium

• Copper

• Potassium

Equipment

• 5 heat proof mats

• 4 smaller heat proof mats

• 16 vaulves

• 8 tongs

• 8 spatulas

• 2 500ml water filled beakers

• 2 Bunsen burners

• 3 or more bottles of methylated sprites

• 1 bag of cotton balls

Method

1. get a cotton ball and put one in a vaulve

2.  pour about 4 swirts  of methylated sprites 

3. get your choice of salt for your choice of colour and put two spatulas worth of the salt on the cotton ball

4. rub the salt around the cotton ball so you get colour in all places

5. pick up your salted and meth soaked cotton ball and wave it over the Bunsen burner to light it

6. enjoy the wonderful flames

7. when the fire starts to die/smoke or when you get bored quickly place it in your vaulve and put a lid on it

8.  wait 2 - 3 minutes for the smoke to fully go away

9.  then place the waste in the 500ml water filled becker

10.  repeat steps 1 - 9 if you want another colour or to do it again

Science 

different salts  -> different electron configurations -> different levels heat energy gained -> different levels of light energy released -> different colours

when fire heats it makes the electron in the salt vibrate and make kinetic energy, they need to release this energy otherwise they are unstable and they do so by letting light energy go and since there is different salts with different electron configurations we get different colours 

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SECRET

This activity will be in the Biology Lab.

Our final idea for the microscope exhibition is that we'll have 3 micro-stations that all have slightly different functions. Each station is mainly based on exploration and new buskers are supervised but free experiment themselves. They are:

1. Prepared Compound Microscopes Micro-station: Selected prepared slides are on show with posters sharing a little bit about them.

• Items under prepared microscopes:

  • • Feathers

    • Human stomach cross-section

    • Paramecium

• Other notes:

2. Exploration Compound Microscopes Micro-station: New buskers can make their own slides (under supervision) to examine.

• Items under exploration compound microscopes:

  • • Feathers

    • Pond water

    • Leaves/flowers

• Other notes:

  • • Water must be used when preparing slides

3. Exploration Binoculars/Dissection Microscopes Micro-station: New buskers can interact with larger objects.

• Items under exploration binoculars/dissection microscopes:

  • • Feathers

    • Leaves/flowers

General Equipment:

• 4 + Compound Microscopes

• Box of prepared slides

• Posters about prepared slides

• Used slides + slide covers

• Water (in beakers, none in Bio Lab)

• 4 + pipettes (1x paramecium, 1x pond water, 1x water, 1 spare)

• 2 + wooden/chopping board

• 2 + scalpel or sharp knife

• 2 + Binoculars/Dissection Microscopes

• 2 + Lights

• Scissors

Pack up equipment:

• Trays (to put slides in)

• Paper towels (for slides)

Items under observation (that need collection):

• Feathers (chicken, mallard etc.)

• Flowers (lavender etc.)

• Leaves (apple/pear leaves, etc)

• Pond Water

Other notes:

• Liquid (we'll use water) must be used under the coverslip

• Use a mix of compound microscopes and dissection microscopes (binoculars) 

• This little animal we found in the paramecium culture really doesn't like the heat generated by the light on the microscopes (and I've already forgotten it's name, although I'm pretty sure I found the exoskeleton of a similar looking creature (but bigger) at Duck Pond Nu.3)

Location: Anywhere near a gas tap in a lab.

Materials/ Equiptment:

4L Water

65ml Dish Detergent

45ml Glycerol

Matches

5+ splints

1x big tray/bucket 

1x Stiring rod

2x 100ml beaker

1x 1L measuring cylander

1x heatproof mat

1x long gas tube,

1x hand towel

Caution (Essential)

Method

1.  Fill the 1L measuring cylander to the L mark, then pour into bucket

2. Repeat step one (Once)

3. Pour in both glycerol and dish soap

4. stir well with stirring rod

5. Fill the 1L measuring cylander to the L mark, then pour into bucket again

6. Repeat step 5 once (You should now have 4L of water

7. Mix  solution once again (Thoroughly) That is the solution ready

8. Get person who is lighting their hands on fire to take anything off their wrists and pull lab coats back,

9. Get person who is lighting their hands on fire to rinse their hands

10. put the long gas tube into the bucket and open the gas valve

11. When sufficent bubbles, turn off the gas

12. Get person who is lighting their hands on fire to take a medium- small ( In other words NOT LARGE) scoop with one had

13. Wipe the bottom of the persons hand thoroughly (DOUBLE CHECK IT IS NOT A LARGE SCOOP)(you might get burnt if so)

14. Light match, light splint with match

15. Tap the bubbles slightly with the burning splint, it should light on fire.

Science: (Waiting on Hector sorry  I don't know well)

Middle Bench somewhere towards the back near the big sinks.

Equipment:

 All big measuring cylinders.

Elephants Toothpaste Tub

Hydrogen Peroxide

Dishwashing Liquid

Potassium Iodide

(Note:I will be briefing Newbies so could someone please just have this ready to go)

Setup:

 Measuring Cylinder in the tub

Chemicals to the side.

Mehod:

1. Enough Dishwashing Liquid to cover bottom.

2. 100 ish ml of hydrogen peroxide 

3. 3 pipettes of KI

4. Put the KI in Measuring Cylinder

Speech:

The hydrogen peroxide is breaking apart into water and oxygen, which is a slow process that is happening all the time, so we add potassium iodide which is a catalyst ( a chemical that speeds up a reaction) The dishwashing liquid catches the oxygen from the reaction and that's why it foams. The steam is because it is what is called an exothermic reaction, meaning it produces heat, so the reaction is at least 100 degrees cause water boils at 100 degrees.

Things needed:

• Teabags

• Matches

• Heatproof surface

Method:

1. Empty teabags and  remove strings

2.  Stand teabags upright on top of a heatproof surface

3. Set fire to the top

4. Watch the tea bag fly up