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  Johnno's Science

Capture a Scent

How could you separate and collect scent molecules?

For the activity and description go to:
https://www.sciencefriday.com/educational-resources/how-to-capture-a-scent/ 

Where does gold come from? - David Lunney
Published on Oct 8, 2015View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/where-does-...

Did you know that gold is extraterrestrial? Instead of arising from our planet’s rocky crust, it was actually cooked up in space and is present on Earth because of cataclysmic stellar explosions called supernovae. CERN Scientist David Lunney outlines the incredible journey of gold from space to Earth.


The Ring of Truth: Two Hydrogen Atoms & One Oxygen Atom 
This video is a gem made in 1987 and explains what water is made from in the world's most well known scientific formula,                          H2O

How Do Rockets Work?



Published on Aug 4, 2014

This week Reactions makes first contact with the kerbalnauts! Through the fun of Kerbal Space Program, we examine the chemistry of rockets. Featuring Doane College Postdoctoral Fellow Raychelle Burks, Ph.D., we look at solid and liquid propellants and the “ride-able explosion” that is a rocket launch.


We Are Dead Stars

Published on May 14, 2014

Every atom in our bodies was fused in an ancient star. NASA astronomer 

5 Hidden Worlds Revealed Under a Microscope



Published on Apr 3, 2014


Sesame Street's triangle-loving monster Telly stopped by #5facts to help us investigate the microscopic worlds hidden in everyday objects.
For more fun investigations families can do at home, check out:http://sesamestreet.org/stem

Can You Walk on Water? (Non-Newtonian Fluid Pool)
Published on Jan 7, 2014
Running, jumping and biking on 8,000 litres of non-newtonian fluid in Kuala Lumpur.
Take the Oobleck challenge at the Lawrence Hall of Science (University of California). It's the most brilliant Oobleck website in the world.
                                                        http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/portfolio/oobleck/

Joey Shanks does amazing things with video.
Giant Bubble Explosions published on October 6 - 2013
This mesmerizing video is just what we all love at Johnno's Science.
The bubble formula is a little different using J-Lube instead of Glycerine. Visit their website to find link to purchase J-LUBE powder...http://MovieMagicNow.com and start making your wands.

Make Floam

​Method - 
Making Floam without Borax ( an other different ways)
  1. Put about ½ cup of white craft glue in a mixing bowl. ...
  2. Squirt contact solution into the bowl. ...
  3. Add food coloring. ...
  4. Add the Styrofoam beads. ...
  5. Mix baking soda and water in a bowl. ...
  6. Pour about 2 teaspoons of the baking soda mixture into the floam.
www.wikihow.com/Make-Floam#Making_Floam_without_Borax_sub

How Does Toothpaste Make Orange Juice Taste Bad?
Published on May 20, 2013
Bytesize Science takes on a common breakfast disturbance - the foul taste of orange juice after you brush your teeth.

​There's No Such Thing As Cold

If cold isn't real, then how can I feel it?
It's Okay To Be Smart
Published on Jan 19, 2015





How An Igloo Keeps You Warm

​Building a perfect igloo takes cool science!

​If you ever find yourself stranded in the snowy Arctic (or bored in Minecraft), you’re gonna need to know how to build an igloo. But how can building a house made of ice keep you warm? The science behind building an igloo is the same reason that otters and reindeer don't freeze to death!


Try something different with Dry Ice and bubbles.

Materials - Bubble mixture, Morning Fresh Dish Detergent (5 tablespoons), Glycerin (95%, 4 tablespoons), Distilled Water (1 cup),

 A bowl, a 100% cotton cloth strip, some dry ice ( 1 to  1.5 kg ) and thick gloves for handling the dry ice (dry ice will burn skin). Watch the video.Published on Jan 23, 2013


Cotton T-Shirts and how they're made
How does a simple T-shirt get made? To find out,  NPR decided to make one -- and track every step of production. It all started in Mississippi. Or, if you go back far enough, in a seed lab. Take a look at the first two videos of five parts made.
                                                       See all five videos in this collection at NPR http://vimeo.com/77795980
Cotton 
How Your T-Shirt Can Make a Difference

Did you know that the t-shirt on your back has a major impact on the planet? Producing it took 2,700 liters of water, plus it takes a lot of energy to get it from the cotton fields to your closet. But some of your t-shirt's biggest impacts are in how you care for it. Here's how you can help reduce its effect on the environment.
Published on Jan 15, 2013

Liquids bounce off super-repellent surface | MconneX | MichEpedia

Take a look at the applications for this new super repellent surface. A nanoscale coating that’s at least 95 percent air repels liquid and causes it to recoil from treated surfaces. Now you can take a shower with your clothes on! (2.15 min)

Elements Song

An animated, upbeat ode to the periodic table of elements and how they form our world.
Uploaded to Youtube by boingboingvideo on Sep 8, 2009 (3.47 min)

Introduce your students to the periodic table with, 'The world's smallest periodic table"! 
Happy birthday Professor Poliakoff! Researchers at the University of Nottingham's Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Centre etched the entire Periodic Table on to a single strand of Professor Poliakoff's hair as a birthday present. The Periodic Table they created is so small it could fit onto a post-it note over one million times! This video tells you more: 

Atoms Explained



Published on Jan 20, 2015

Atoms are very weird. Wrapping your head around exactly how weird, is close to impossible – how can you describe something that is SO removed from humans experience? But then again, they kind of make up everything, so let us try anyways.


Just how small are atoms?
And what's inside them? The answers turn out to be astounding, even for those who think they know. This fast-paced animation uses spectacular metaphors (imagine a blueberry the size of a football stadium!) to give a visceral sense of the building blocks that make our world.



Published on 16 Apr 2012 by TEDEducation  Credit Youtube


Do You Know What Nano Means? 

Published on Jan 31, 2013
This video won the 2011 Webby Award for Animation in the Online Film & Video Category.
Produced by: Science Alberta Foundation
Artist: Daniel Gies http://danielgies.carbonmade.com/
Nano may mean small, very small, but when it comes to making your body work it is big, very big. If your fingernail is about one millimeter thick, and a nanometer is one millionth of a millimeter, you can imagine that there are a lot of nanomaterials making up that small space.


Scientific Tuesdays - Awesome milk trick!

Uploaded on Apr 13, 2010

Get the shirts: http://bit.ly/scishirts
Dylan's Facebook: http://facebook.com/dylanhacker

By taking Milk, food coloring and some dish soap, you can make your milk actually exciting again! Follow the steps in the video closely and you will be up and running in no time at all!

Rainbow Magic with Skittles Candies!
Published on Aug 13, 2016

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Simple DIY rainbow magic with Skittles candies. Form a circle with Skittles on a plate (colours should be in repeated order, preferably according to colours of the rainbow e.g. purple, green, yellow, orange, red), then pour hot water over them. Wait for the magic to unfold right in front of your eyes!

Oxygen
Creators have cast the periodic elements as children in a junior school. Follow oxygen as he tries to make friends in the playground. Oxygen has a problem, he doesn't know that things can go wrong when he tries to interact with other elements at the school.
Credit - Youtube nascentparadigm




Liquid stacking in layers works because each liquid has a different density (children can use four different concentrations of salt water and food colouring to achieve the same results)

You'll need:
Empty bottle
measuring cup
dark corn syrup
dish washing liquid
water (add food coloring)
vegetable oil
rubbing alcohol (add food coloring)

Fill your bottle with water then pour it into a measuring cup, keeping track of how many total oz the bottle held. Then divide the number of liquids you want to stack, into the total amount of oz. That will tell you how many oz of each liquid you should pour into the bottle so that the layers are equal in size. Obviously if you want to have different sized layers, you can.
When you add the corn syrup and dish washing liquid be sure to let the liquid drop straight into the container so that it doesnt touch the sides. When you add the water, vegetable oil and alcohol, tilt the bottle and let the liquid run slowly down the sides. If you pour it in too fast, it will mix with the other liquids. Published on Youtube Jun 5, 2012 by brusspup 



A famous egg experiment 
The Acetic acid in the vinegar is reacting with the Calcium Carbonate in the egg shell. This reaction removes the shell by converting it into water and carbon dioxide, leaving behind the amniotic sac which is the "rubbery" part of the egg.
Credit - Youtube SteveSpanglerScience

Liquid Nitrogen and 1500 Ping Pong Balls Video
Forming a gas from a solid or liquid is the basis for all explosions, including rocket fuels and the petrol that burns in the cylinders of your car. Watch as Dr Roy Lowry of Plymouth University demonstrates how loud and powerful it can be when cold liquid nitrogen in a sealed plastic bottle is warmed and turned into a gas.
Published on Sep 25, 2012 by MYENTERTAINMENTZ

States of Matter: solid, liquid, and gas
Uploaded by kosasihiskandarsjah on Jan 10, 2008




Aerogel

​Introduction to Aerogel Technologies and Airloy® Ultramaterials

It looks like frozen smoke. And it's the lightest solid material on the planet. Aerogel insulates space suits, makes tennis rackets stronger and could be used one day to clean up oil spills. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist Alex Gash shows us some remarkable properties of this truly unique substance.