• Question: you said you would send education kits to ghana if you won the prize money! what would be included in the kits?

    Asked by 2ameliamcg to Eleanor on 12 Nov 2013.
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      Eleanor Holmes answered on 12 Nov 2013:

      Good question. I haven’t sorted out completely what would be in the kits – I don’t want to count my chickens before they hatch!

      But some things that could be interesting are:

      – Slinkys to demonstrate springs and waves.
      – Various weights and a ruler can be used to demonstrate moment of inertia.
      – Copper wires, copper is a good conductor of both heat and electricity and are used in various demonstrations.
      – A bucket with a handle can demonstrate centrifugal force.
      – A booklet describing experiments and demonstrations that can be done with no more equipment than your own body!

      I hope to think of even more things that can be included. My goal is for all the kits to be completely reusable. There are so many cool experiments that I would love to do, but unfortunately they require chemicals, or batteries, or other consumables.

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