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This week's Homeschool Science Class decided to take their lesson on circuits to the next level by discovering what happens when the positive and negative ends of a 9-Volt battery both make contact with fine steel wool. The circuit wants to be completed through the steel wool and in doing so . . . creates fire! #CMNH #CMNHjrsci #CMNHml #HenryLawPark #NineVoltBattery #SteelWool #Circuits #Electricity #JuniorElectricians #SafetyGoggles #SeacoastNH #DoverNH #NewHampshire (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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"Magnetize!" Homeschool Science Class was all about mastering magnetism today. After learning about how the north and south poles of a magnet repel and attract, the class took to the Rotary Amphitheater and walked around with hidden pieces of paper that either said NORTH or SOUTH. When Meredith yelled, "Magnetize!", everyone paired up and revealed their papers. If you're a north pole and your partner is too, you'll repel each other and be forced to pair up with a classmate that's a south pole! #CMNH #CMNHjrsci #CMNHinterns #CMNHml #HenryLawPark #MasterOfMagnetism #Magnetize #Polarity #Magnets #SeacoastNH #DoverNH #NewHampshire (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Our Homeschool Science students studied aerodynamics and learned about air resistance in class today! What better way to test out their new knowledge than with some homemade parachutes at the Build It, Fly It exhibit! #CMNH #CMNHjrsci #CMNHbifi #Aerodynamics #Parachutes #EggDrop #JuniorPhysicists #HomeschoolNH #SeacoastNH #DoverNH #NewHampshire (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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"Penguins don't wear pants!" That's just one of the phrases you might hear when you're at Junior Science Explorers learning about how daddy emperor penguins carry baby penguin eggs on their feet! #CMNH #CMNHjrsci #CMNHml #CMNHvolunteers #Penguins #EmperorPenguin #PenguinPants #SeacoastNH #DoverNH #NewHampshire (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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We're learning about blubber in Homeschool Science Class today! First, we check how it feels when we put our hand and thermometer in a plastic bag and then stick it in ice water. We record both how it feels and the temperature reading. Second, we use our homemade blubber gloves (don't worry, it's just shortening!) and try again. Does the feeling change? What about the temperature? What animals have blubber to stay warm? #CMNH #CMNHjrsci #BlubberGlove #WhaleForADay #Biomes #SeacoastNH #DoverNH #NewHampshire (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Why wait for nature to give us more snow when our Junior Science Explorers learned how to create a snowstorm in a bottle this morning! Baby oil, water, white paint, glitter + alka-seltzer = Miniature Winter Wonderland! #CMNH #CMNHjrsci #SnowstormInABottle #Glitter #AlkaSeltzer #BabyOil #SeacoastNH #DoverNH #NewHampshire (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Don't mind us - just creating our own polymers (a.k.a. bouncy balls!) in Homeschool Science Explorers. #CMNH #CMNHjrsci #Polymers #BouncyBall #DoverNH #NewHampshire (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)

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Our Homeschool Science Explorers started their Physics unit this week by learning about inertia & friction with help from a stack of pennies and a butter knife! #CMNH #CMNHjrsci #CMNHml #JuniorPhysicists #StackOfPennies #ButterKnife #DoverNH #NewHampshire (at The Children's Museum of New Hampshire)