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Harry Potter: Science
Steps
Longer experiments
1. Grow crystals.
Using either salt or sugar and water, grow crystals. Make sure you have some that you have
grown for examples.
2. Seeds/beans growing.
Growing a seed in water allows your participants to see roots start to grow. Your container
needs to be clear as well. This project may also be used for Herbology.
3. Terrarium.
Create a miniature world within a bottle or other clear container. This is another possibility
for Herbology.
Shorter experiments
4. Sun prints.
Using construction paper, use the magic of the sun to make prints.
5. Disappearing / invisible ink.
Lemon juice, sweat, saliva or experiment with recipes to create disappearing ink. See
the Enrichment Project supplement or nd your own recipes for experimenting.
6. Slime.
Find your favorite recipe for slime. If you dont have one, experiment with those you nd
on the Web until you get one you are happy with.
7. Carbon dioxide potion.
Combine water, baking soda and vinegar to make carbon dioxide bubbles. Place this
in a beaker or cauldron. Determine the amount you need and adjust for your container.
Harry Potter:
Science
These experiments
are sorted into
length of time to
complete. If youre
doing a day camp,
starting crystals on
the rst day will
allow your kids
to see a progres-
sion during a week.
Shorter experiments
can be used after
starting a longer one
or for shorter events.
You can use those
given below or
select your own
experiments. Since
most science
experiments do
things that appear
magical, the
number to choose
from is great.
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8. Magical re.
Varying chemicals can change the color of the ames. Find sources for these materials to
color your night re.
Calcium red ame
Copper green ame
Sodium orange ame
Lithium pink ame
Lead blue ame
Potassium purple ame
Barium light green ame
NOTE: Other materials can also make your re magical such as granulated sugar will spark.
9. Paper chromatography.
Chromatography allows you to analyze complex mixtures by separating them.
You can make this a mystery where your participants have to match the ink on a note.
Compare with sample pens you have to determine who wrote the note.
10. Levitating feather.
www.mrsruss.com/Science/potter2.htm
Try both the scientic and magical approaches to levitating a feather.
11. Reducio!
www.mrsruss.com/Science/reducio.htm
Reducio! Is a spell to reduce the size of an item. Do the experiment in the link to make an
egg t into a bottle.
12. Dry ice for all.
The smoking dry ice allows you to make fog or sinking bubbles. Search the Web and try a
variety of dry ice experiments. Pick a few to share with your participants.
13. Magical balloon.
Use vinegar and baking soda in a soda bottle to blow up a balloon. Be able to explain what
happens.
14. Dancing colors.
A few drops of food coloring placed into warm milk and dish soap in a bowl makes the
coloring dance on the surface of the milk. Find more out about this experiment and try it
yourself.
15. Lava lamp.
Make a lava lamp out of household materials. Be sure to provide any warnings necessary
before building these.
16. Wizard goop.
Find a recipe and make silly putty for wizard goop.
17. More experiments.
Dont stop now. Explore sites and books to nd more experiments. Share those you nd
work well with other AEP members.
Supplements
SUPP_HPS_InkRecipes.pdf
Ink recipes from natural materials
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Sites to Explore
guidezone.e-guiding.com/bvfmagic.htm
www.mrsruss.com/Science/disappea.htm
www.dadcando.com
www.campredude.com/campre-magic.shtml
www.make-stuf.com/formulas_&_remedies/home_&_hearth/ames.html
scienceblogs.com/ethicsandscience/2007/07/27/fun-with-paper-chromatography
www.mrsruss.com/Science/potter4.htm
www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/awesome-dry-ice-experiments
www.weirdsciencekids.com/dryice.html
www.ehow.com/how_5668084_make-sun-prints-construction-paper.html
www.wisegeek.com/how-do-i-make-a-sun-print.htm
www.instructables.com/id/Science-Experiment-Inate-a-Balloon-with-Vinegar
www.funology.com
hobbyscience.com/colorsdance.html
www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Lava-Lamp-with-Household-Ingredients
www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000035
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