Ask & Experiment

Ask & Experiment has experiments for you to try at home, activity books to download, PhysicsQuest resources for your school or after school group, and a way you can get your physics questions answered by real physicists.

PhysicsQuest

General RelativityPhysicsQuest, a free competition for 6-9th grade students and after school groups, consisting of four science experiments that give students clues to solve a mystery. Classes can submit their answers online and be entered in a random drawing for prizes. PhysicsQuest kits are free to registered classrooms and groups. 

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Physics at the Breakfast Table: Getting your Fill of Iron

How would you feel about having a bowl full of nails for breakfast? Okay, the shape might be a problem - so how about eating a bowl full of iron shavings? Believe it or not, some breakfast cereals contain actual iron shavings - on purpose!
universe How was the universe created if physics states matter can neither be created nor destroyed?
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If you have questions about how things work, Ask-a-Physicist.

Activity Books


spectra10-home    Spectra    Spectra 2

Tesla    Color Me Physics    Color Me Physics

Video Contests

Interested in using your creativity to entertain and teach?  Then check out our video contests.  See past winners and learn how to enter a video of your own.

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