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The Acid Test

Series that takes objects from around the home and puts them to scientific use

World Service,10 episodes

Episodes

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Red Cabbage
Demonstrating 'a real live acid test' using a red cabbage
05 Jan 2000,13 mins
Making Clouds
How a plastic bottle, some water, and a match, can show how a diesel engine works
12 Jan 2000,12 mins
Trains and Table Tennis Balls
What do fast moving trains and table tennis balls have in common?
26 Jan 2000,13 mins
Sound
Using everyday household objects to demonstrate the properties of sound
31 Jan 2000,13 mins
Measuring Electric Charge
Using everyday household objects to measure an electric charge
02 Feb 2000,13 mins
Cooking Sauce Experiments
How to avoid lumpy sauces with a cooking experiment from the Science museum in London
16 Feb 2000,12 mins
The Properties of Water
Using everyday household objects to look at the properties of water
23 Feb 2000,13 mins
Making a Rainbow
Demonstrating how to make a rainbow using a mirror and some water
01 Mar 2000,13 mins
Diving
Using everyday household objects to explain how fish and divers move around in the sea
02 Mar 2000,13 mins
Atmospheric Pressure
Using everyday household objects to show the effects of atmospheric pressure
14 Mar 2000,13 mins