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What you need to do
  1. Carry out the following investigations
    • Make an acid indicator using red cabbage. Test the following to see if they are acidic and record your results
      • Sugar
      • Lemonade
      • Orange Juice
      • Vinegar
      • Flour
      • Toothpaste
      • Apple Juice
      • Yoghurt
    • Grow two broad beans: one in the light and one in the dark. Record what each is like after two weeks
    • Make a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher to put out a candle flame. Explain how it works
    • Fill some glass bottles with water and play a tune
    • Use a magnet and record what happens when you hold it near the following
      • Wood
      • Iron
      • Paper
      • Aluminium
      • Two other materials of your choice
  2. Choose and do two of the following
    • Investigate how well newspaper, silver foil and polystyrene act as insulators. Which one keeps and ice-cube frozen for the longest time?
    • Build something to transport a small load(for example a stock cube)
    • Make an electric circuit that could be used as a torch
    • Make a tower from either rolled-up newspaper or drinking straws. Find out what load it will support
  3. Do one of the following and talk with the tester about it
    • Visit a museum or exhibition that specialises in science
    • Find out about the discoveries of two famous scientists and how their work has affected our lives
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