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Table of Contents

Air Pressure Experiments ............................................................................................ 4 Plumber Magic............................................................................................................. 4 Magic Egg Trick ........................................................................................................... 5 Fountain Bottle ............................................................................................................ 5 Ping Pong Funnel ........................................................................................................ 5 Squished Soda Can..................................................................................................... 5 Squished Balloon......................................................................................................... 5 The Million Dollar Bet................................................................................................... 6 Flying Papers............................................................................................................... 6 Kissing Balloons .......................................................................................................... 6

Aerodynamics Experiments ......................................................................................... 7

Helicopters................................................................................................................... 7 Butterfly Cups .............................................................................................................. 7 Hot Air Balloons........................................................................................................... 8 Parachutes .................................................................................................................. 8 Ring Thing ................................................................................................................... 8 Free Form Machines.................................................................................................... 8

Kite Experiments........................................................................................................... 9

Bat Kite ........................................................................................................................ 9 Diamond Kite ............................................................................................................... 9 Tetrahedral Kite ......................................................................................................... 10 Dragon Kite................................................................................................................ 10 Sled Kite .................................................................................................................... 10 Rotor Kite................................................................................................................... 11 Flying Your Kites........................................................................................................ 11

Rocketry Projects........................................................................................................ 12

Seltzer Rockets ......................................................................................................... 12 Water Rockets ........................................................................................................... 12 Paper Blow-Gun Rockets .......................................................................................... 13 Slingshot Rockets ...................................................................................................... 13 Puff Rockets .............................................................................................................. 14 Micro Paper Rockets ................................................................................................. 14 Multi-Staging Balloon Rockets................................................................................... 14

An Interview with a Successful Science Teacher..................................................... 15