Grow your own newspaper tree

Hello JRCS Scientists,

Christmas is coming and it's time to decorate your home for this festive season. Here is an easy idea which will allow you to make you own Christmas tree out of a newspaper:

Have a restful break and make sure to visit our blog in January for more posts about Science.

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Lab equipment names

Hello JRCS Scientists,

Here is a little help to make sure that you know all the names of the equipment used in a lab:

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Try this at home - cucumbers and osmosis

Hello JRCS Scientists,

Today we give you yet another simple experiment you can do at home. Here are the instructions on how to investigate osmosis at home:

As a true scientist you need to be able to record your results accurately. Here is the worksheet to help you with this experiment:

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BODY WORLDS: The Project Happiness Exhibition, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hello JRCS Scientists!

Today we would like to recommend an amazing exhibition you can see in Amsterdam: Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS: The Happiness Project. Visit this place to learn about plastination, the human body and what affects our happiness. 

Try this at home - investigating air

Hello JRCS Scientists!

We bring you today another easy experiment you can try at home:

You will need:

• candle/tea light candle
• shallow dish
• modelling clay/blue tack
• water
• food colouring (optional)
• tall glass or jar
• matches

Method:

1. Put the candle in the dish and secure it in place by pressing modelling clay/blue tack around its base.
2. Then, pour water into the dish around the candle.
3. Add a few drops of food colouring (optional). This will help you to see the results more clearly.
4. Ask an adult to light the candle. Then place a tall glass or jar over the candle and watch what happens.