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by deleted-71585
Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:35 am
Forum: Preparing for the Science Fair
Topic: Dealing With Dissapointment
Replies: 6
Views: 9834

Re: Dealing With Dissapointment

Hi Karthik, I agree with what the other responders have said, and I just want to remind you that lots of fantastic scientists never won a science fair or other science competition. In a science fair, there can be only one or a few "winners," even if many of the entries are spectacular. In ...
by deleted-71585
Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:26 am
Forum: Preparing for the Science Fair
Topic: display board
Replies: 1
Views: 5518

Re: display board

Hi Joshua, Two quick recommendations: if you glue a design on, you could cut the design where the folds are, so that it doesn't wrinkle when you fold it. Or, if you paint it on, regular acrylic paints would probably work fine. They're cheap and available at any arts and crafts store (and probably at...
by deleted-71585
Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:17 am
Forum: Grades 6-8: Physical Science
Topic: tarnish
Replies: 1
Views: 4370

Re: tarnish

Hi Van, Vinegar and coke do different things to pennies: coke will remove dark tarnish, while vinegar will create a green tarnish. As you might already know, the dark tarnish on old pennies is created when the copper surface of the penny reacts with oxygen in the air to form copper oxide. Coke conta...
by deleted-71585
Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:11 pm
Forum: Grades 9-12: Physical Science
Topic: Determining Caffeine content in coffee drinks??
Replies: 2
Views: 5949

Re: Determining Caffeine content in coffee drinks??

The website <http://wilstar.com/caffeine.htm> gives the amount of caffeine (in milligrams) in 8 ounces of drip, brewed, espresso, and instant coffee. If you're trying to find the amount of caffeine in a particular drink, you'll probably need to determine how much coffee (and what type) is is the dri...

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