A Science2Life Production

TEACHING NOTES – Show and Activity Guidance

What’s in the box?

• 10 x Magically Appearing Pop Up Wand
• Magic Rope – flexible to stiff
• Static Electric Balloon x 1
• Cosmic Energy Ball
• Flower from Wand Trick
•  Evanesco Spell 50g Gelli Baff, 50g salt, 3 opaque paper cups
• 1 x ‘Science is Fun’sound ribbon
• 1 x Rocket balloon
• Balloon Pump
• 2 x balloons
• 1 x sachet of salt and pepper
• Alien bug
• Acrobatic Dragon Activity: 30 Dragon templates, Magic wand, 3 neodymium magnets, 10 paper clips, kebab stick
• Tube of effervescent tablets

This highly creative and magical scientific journey of discovery focuses on invisible forces that are constantly acting on us whether we realise it or not!

• Gravitational
• Static Electric
• Magnetic
• Electromagnetic

Levitation tricks use the principles of physics – physics is the modern-day name for MAGIC!

… and yes, scientists and engineers are WIZARDS!

This show is about magical people, magical creatures and invisible magical forces and one of its aims is to reveal the secret ways of a wizard’s art and hopefully teach you how to learn to wield them too!

This virtual experience is the next best thing to a live show!

There are multiple opportunities for the pupils to engage throughout the show… yes volunteers are still required!

Part 1: Focuses on what forces can do and then on the magical properties of our invisible Gravitational Force.

The ‘make and take’ section has the children investigating the centre of mass of an acrobatic dragon, then using this knowledge, they will train their dragon to balance on the end of its nose.

Part 2: An introduction to Electric and Magnetic Forces. Here we also explore sound plus 4 amazing wizards and how their discoveries brought about the record player and the disco ball!

The Magical Science & Engineering Show – A scientific journey of magical discovery

Sue’s wacky combination of science and drama makes this Educational Show both magical, entertaining and thought provoking.

Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble….. Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble!

This show is about magical people, magical creatures and invisible magical forces. A Chief Wizard (you!) and their magical apprentices (your pupils) will be needed to help Scientific Sue find out the science and engineering behind many amazing illusions and magical tricks.

We are surrounded by invisible forces which can be used to push and pull. Using these mystical properties Scientific Sue will show you how the ‘magical’ properties of magnets can be used to make items spin! Demonstrate how the science of spin can also be used to defy the pulling forces of gravity; and how electric forces can be used to ‘magically’ make things fly.

The show aims to reveal the secret ways of a wizard’s art and hopefully teach you to learn how to wield them too!

Magical spells will be used to make items fly, disappear and reappear!  All of the activities will not only stimulate curiosity and imagination within your young audiences but will also highlight the relevance and impact of science and engineering on our everyday lives.

Warning:  Danger Science Magic – Fun Guaranteed!

Curriculum Links: Forces and Energy, Electricity, Magnetism, Gravity, Polymers.

Science2Life’s Virtual Experiences Explained

 Science education in a fun format

The science show is interactive!!!

The most exciting part about our Virtual Experiences is the fact that you, the teacher, is now in charge of the speed at which the show takes place. You can stop and start the video to check on your children’s understanding, to repeat a section they really enjoyed and to carry out one of the many interactive sessions which requires a volunteer…. Yes, volunteers are still required!

Flexible learning – the timetable is set by you!

You may choose to split the viewing of the show over several days; you may also want to choose more than one volunteer or to allow the whole class to do one or more of the activities!

All of Science2Life’s STEAM ACADEMY shows and workshops are designed to not only motivate and fire the spirit of discovery within your children but also ignite curiosity in their minds.

Age: Upper Primary / Lower Secondary

Science2Life currently has 3 Virtual Experiences on offer. They all consist of an interactive show and a make and take activity:

1. The Science of Bubbles Show
2. The Science of Dragons Show
3. The Magical Science and Engineering Show

 When you book your Virtual Science Experience you will be:

• Asked for your logo and your personal introductory statement which is incorporated into the video.
• Sent a link via WeTransfer for your choice of video for you to down load so that it can be loaded onto your media platform of choice (This link must be downloaded within a given timeframe.) – or an unlisted YouTube link will be sent if you don’t have this facility.
• Sent the ‘Experience Box’ by post. This box contains the items and chemicals required for the interactive sections of the show. Extra Experience boxes can be purchased from our online store.

Your video will be unique to you! Starting with your personalised introductory message and your  logo/logos  used as transition links throughout the entire video!

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This activity is perfect for the classroom or for a birthday party!

The kit contains:

• 30 Dragon Templates
• 300 Paperclips
• Magic Wand
• 3 Neodymium Magnets
• a balancing stick

Method

1. Cut out the Dragon.
2. Add more decoration using coloured pencils or crayons.
3. Balance the Dragon on a finger. Where is this balancing point?
4. Add one paperclip to each of the Dragon’s wings.
5. Balance the Dragon again. Where is the balancing point this time?You will notice the point – we call this point the Centre of Mass – will have moved closer to the dragons’ nose.
6. Repeat this process until the Dragon can balance horizontally on a fingertip.
7. Encourage the children to explore balancing the dragon on other objects around the room

Using Magic to get your Dragon to spin

In your kit there would also have been a kebab stick, a Magic Wand and 3 neodymium magnets

One magnet is attached the end of the wand with a sticky dot.

The other magnets are placed on each of the wings of your balancing dragon.

When you bring the magnet on the wand close to the magnets of the wings of the dragon the magnetic fields will interact and the Dragon will either be pushed away or pulled towards the wand.

• Abracadabra
• Alakazin
• Locomotor Magic
• Make my Dragon Spin!

Science in a Nutshell

All objects have a balancing point, called the centre of gravity. The lower you make the centre of gravity the more stable the object is.

The centre of gravity is also often called the centre of mass.

This balancing dragon is a toy that has its centre of gravity located at the tip of its nose. The centre of gravity is a special point on an object. It’s the point at which the weight of the body Is perfectly balanced.

To engineer it so that the centre of gravity is at the tip of the nose, the wings have been designed to extend in front of the nose far enough, and made heavy enough (with the addition of the paper clips or other masses), to balance the weight of the bird at its nose.

In most objects it is not clear where the centre of gravity is. If an object has a strange shape, then you cannot know by looking at it where the centre of gravity is.

If an object has a uniform shape, like a pencil, or a square, then the centre of gravity is easy to determine. It’s in the centre of the object. But for objects with non-uniform shapes this is not known ahead of time. To find the centre of gravity for these objects you need to use trial and error. You must try balancing the object on different points until you find where the object is perfectly balanced, and doesn’t fall over.

This point, once found, is the centre of gravity.

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Using the ‘magical’ pulling power of magnets you can amaze your audience by making a beautiful flower appear in the flower pot!

Hold the wand in the hand that you write with and the flower pot in the other hand.

Wave the wand over the pot and chant your magical incantation – this is my one!

Abracadabra

FLOWER FROM WAND TRICK

Bewitching power

Let’s use MAGIC

To create a flower!

Place the tip of the wand into the pot so that the magnet on the flower touches the base of the pot and pull the wand upwards and away as fast as you can … and voila!

Setting the trick:

1. Always place the flower into the wand by the magnet end. This will protect your ‘feather’ flowers.
2. The magnet end of the flower must be flush with the end of the wand. This is to make sure that when the wand touches the magnet in the bottom of the flower pot the two magnets will pull together.
3. Lift the wand up and away quickly, follow the wand with your eyes. This will lead your audience’s eyes away from the pot – when they look back they will be astounded to see your beautiful flower inside the pot.

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