Ever wanted to build a Go-kart?
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Game
Learn more about this project
Press space to start, and tell him your name (using the character namer), and just say cool or yep to his other questions XD
Press space to start, and tell him your name (using the character namer), and just say cool or yep to his other questions XD
Monday, January 21, 2013
New Contest! "What if"
Introducing..
The first ever...
Science Tab Contest!
You heard correctly folks! The first ever science tab contest: "What if"! I thought of it today while in the car with my mom who told me a few basics about driving. You know how they always tell you to be careful and stuff, but then I thought: "Wouldn't it be safer to ride bumper cars on the street? There would be no accidents, less road kill, et cetera!"
So I want you all to come up with how driving bumper cars could be better or worse. List the pros and cons, and if you want, give me another way to.... Well, I guess I can make that the next contest.
What do you mean? What were you gonna say?
You'll just have to wait and see! Comment or send an e-mail, and in a few days I will announce the winner.
~ Cya Scientists!
Try it! Experiment: Dissolve it
Hey guys! You know, there are some questions in the world like, "Which rocks fizz in certain things and which rocks don't?" Well you can do an experiment and find out!
What you'll need:
- Several different types of rocks and minerals
- Four clear cups
- Plain Canada dry Ginger Ale
- Water
- Vinegar
- A drink or liquid of your choice
and last but not least,
- a magnifying glass
Instructions:
1. Pour each drink into a cup
2. Put a few rocks in each cup
3. Use a magnifying glass to see everything more closely
4. Write the results
5. Put the different rocks in different cups and switch it up
6. Repeat steps 3-5 until you have enough info
7. Look over notes; which rocks dissolved and which ones didn't?
Have fun with your experiment and be sure to comment on what happened!
What you'll need:
- Several different types of rocks and minerals
- Four clear cups
- Plain Canada dry Ginger Ale
- Water
- Vinegar
- A drink or liquid of your choice
and last but not least,
- a magnifying glass
Instructions:
1. Pour each drink into a cup
2. Put a few rocks in each cup
3. Use a magnifying glass to see everything more closely
4. Write the results
5. Put the different rocks in different cups and switch it up
6. Repeat steps 3-5 until you have enough info
7. Look over notes; which rocks dissolved and which ones didn't?
Have fun with your experiment and be sure to comment on what happened!
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Super Sphere!
Did I mention that Science Tab is also for 3D art and graphics? Well it is!
Sup yo?
This was made using Scratch
How to make a jetpack!
Courtesy of Misha, who said the diet coke and mentos could power a skateboard, but i thought, why not a jetpack?
^The plan^
Make your own science tab Part 1
Wanna make your own place for writing experiments and things? Well you can make a S-Tab from scratch!
Step 1: Open a text editor like Notepad or Notepad++
Step 2: Start out with something like:
<HTML>
<BODY>
<HEADER>
Hi!
</HEADER>
</BODY>
</HTML>
Step 3: Save it as Tab.html
Step 4: You can edit the page by using things like:
<body bground color="white">
<body text="red">
Step 1: Open a text editor like Notepad or Notepad++
Step 2: Start out with something like:
<HTML>
<BODY>
<HEADER>
Hi!
</HEADER>
</BODY>
</HTML>
Step 3: Save it as Tab.html
Step 4: You can edit the page by using things like:
<body bground color="white">
<body text="red">
Explosion Pop
Hey guys! What's up? Have you ever tried to make something explode but couldn't because either you didn't know how or weren't allowed to? Well, let me show you something...
:3
Looks like an ordinary diet coke right? Well it is. Now here's something else:
Mentos Candies!
Why am I showing you pop and candy you ask? Well, let's see what happens when you mix the two together!
I know what I'M doing for the science fair this year!
See? Mix some Mentos and Diet coke, and you get a giant Diet Coke volcano! Why? Well according to Wikipedia: MythBusters concluded that the potassium benzoate, aspartame, and CO2 gas contained in the Diet Coke, in combination with the gelatin and gum arabic ingredients of the Mentos, all contribute to formation of the foam.
The surface of the mint Mentos is covered with many small holes that increase the surface area available for reaction (and thus the quantity of reagents exposed to each other at any given time), thereby allowing CO2 bubbles to form with a rapidity and in a quantity that are responsible for the "jet"- or "geyser"-like nature of the effusion.
Diet coke may work the best, but it doesn't just work with that. Another pic from Wikipedia:
From left to right: Reaction of five drops of Mentos with Perrier, classic Coke, Sprite and Diet Coke.
Wikipedia sure comes in handy doesn't it?
Note: Get permission from and adult
and do this outside!
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Welcome to the Science Tab!
Science Tab!
So what's the Science Tab?
The Science Tab is an awesome place for kids where they can be scientists! By coming up with blueprints, plans, and other cool experiments and info. Sometimes there will be contests to see who can be..(drum roll please)... THE TAB GENIUS!
Sometimes I might show you and html code you can copy so you can create your very own science tab! Well, see you all soon!
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