What do you think, is it possible to get a rainbow at home? Is it possible to grow real crystals in a regular glass? Can you build the desalination plant from scrap materials? The answer is yes, and it’s not alchemy and not magic. You can do all this and much more at home with the children. Plain water and a set of elementary gadgets will help us.

Experiments with pure water

Even the most ordinary water flowing from the tap, is not as simple as it seems. Its physical properties are full of many mysteries and secrets. Let’s try to unravel some of them.

Rainbow. The beautiful natural phenomenon leads to delight of both children and adults, and it turns out, it can be seen not only in the sky after the rain. Did you miss the rainbow? So create it at home! For experiment it is necessary to choose a sunny day, arm yourself with the mirror and a relatively large container of water, like the three-liter jar. Put the mirror in a jar, catch a ray of sunshine and you’ll be surprised to observe how a light turns into a rainbow.

Water in a sieve. A great example of how folk sayings can be refuted with the help of science. For the experiment, you’ll need a strainer for sifting flour, a glass of water and vegetable oil or paraffin. To start, pour water into a sieve. As can be seen, it quietly seeps through the cell. Now, lubricate cells with oil or paraffin and repeat the experiment. The water remains in the sieve, pouring nowhere! This is due to the force of surface tension. By the way, you can tell a child that using this magical power the insects-water striders run on water, and during rain you can see how the drops do not immediately fall in a puddle, but at first bounce off its surface. Read more

Using data collected by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, an international team of astronomers has created a Map of the dwarf planet Ceres’ northern hemisphere detailing regions that exist in permanent shadow. According to the study, these dark zones house conditions favorable to the existence of water ice.

The relatively low mass of Ceres compared to the fully fledged planets that make up our solar system prevents it from maintaining any significant atmosphere when compared to the potent protective shield hosted by Earth, or even the tenuous shell that clings to the Mars. However, Ceres’ gravity is strong enough to prevent water particles from floating off into space. Read more

One of the most fascinating creatures of the sea would be jellyfishes. Due to the rapid increment of the jellyfish population over the recent years, it has led to scientists believing that jellyfishes might take over the World’s ocean in the future! Contrary to popular belief, vast majority of the jellyfishes aren’t dangerous to humans, while the few are certainly painful and often deadly!

Jellyfishes are very interesting creatures that have a very long history behind them, dating back from approximately 205 million years ago! Here are 7 amazing facts about this captivating creature that you should know. Read more

Dolphins are widely considered as one of the smartest animals on this planet, and often leave lasting impressions on people with the clever tricks they perform in zoos or dolphinarium. They are friendly and social animals that have rescued humans from shark attacks and drowning. Like how dogs are “man’s best friend”, dolphins are our best friends from the sea.

Dolphins are also known as “re-entrants”, which once lived on land. They behaved and looked similar to a small wolf, but with five hoofs-like toes on each foot instead of claws. Since then, they have evolved into amazing creatures that constantly amazes scientists with their incredible abilities. Here are 7 amazing facts about our buddies from the sea. Read more

What do you think, is it possible to get a rainbow at home? Is it possible to grow real crystals in a regular glass? Can you build the desalination plant from scrap materials? The answer is yes, and it’s not alchemy and not magic. You can do all this and much more at home with the children. Plain water and a set of elementary gadgets will help us.

Experiments with pure water

Even the most ordinary water flowing from the tap, is not as simple as it seems. Its physical properties are full of many mysteries and secrets. Let’s try to unravel some of them. Read more