stepping
into science
guidebook
kit contents table of contents
your experiment kit contains the following items:
Description Quantity Item No.
Paper sheets
(1 sheet for cutting and
2 sheets for paper airplanes)
Cardboard cutout sheet 1 703 546
Garden cress seed 1 532 122
Plastic dish
Magnifying glass 1 311 137
Flexible straw 2 529 118
Straw 6 000 414
Clay pot 1 121 816
Plastic bag 1 703 547
Disk/Top 1 703 548
Sundial 1 259 181
Plastic stick 1 700 401
Rubber band 5 700 420
Styrofoam ball 1 700 080
The right to technical alterations is reserved.
(2 halves)
1 703 545
1 702 184
Description Quantity Item No.
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Paper bag 3 700 083
Paper clip 2 020 040
Suction cup 1 700 181
Blotting paper 1 000 569
Soap bubble ring 1 000 583
Modeling clay 1 000 588
Wool thread 1 702 751
Small styrofoam
soap boat
Pipette 2 232 134
Measuring cup 2 061 150
Measuring cup lid 2 061 160
Bag with air balloons 1 703 549
Styrofoam air cushion
boat and styrofoam disk
Funnel 1 700 364
1 700 633
1 700 088
a word to parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
kit contents ....................... 4
experiments in nature ...... from page 6
1. the cress garden .............. 6
2. weather station ............... 8
3. the absorbing clay pot .......... 10
4. plants sweat ................. 11
5. growing plants ................ 12
experiments in physics . . . . . from page 14
6. the magnifying glass ........... 14
7. spinning colors ............... 16
8. the confetti magnet ........... 17
9. the sun dial .................. 18
10. two become one .............. 20
experiments with air . . . . . . from page 22
11. the floating ball .............. 22
12. the big bang bag ............. 24
13. air cushion boat .............. 25
14. paper airplanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
15. the bellowing elephant ........ 28
16. the suction cup .............. 30
experiments with water . . . from page 32
17. the floating paper clip . . . . . . . . . 32
18. the clay boat ................ 33
19. super soap bubbles ........... 34
20. the string pipe ............... 36
21. secret writing paper ........... 38
experiments in chemistry . . from page 40
22. the soap boat ............... 40
23. oil and water ................ 42
24. evaporation ................. 44
25. the colorful sugar star ......... 46
self-inflating balloon
26.
........... 48
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experiments in nature experiments in nature
the cress garden
you will need:
paper towel, water
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1. Tear a paper towel into small
pieces. They should be about the
size of the plastic dish. Place four
or five of the paper pieces in the
dish. Open the seed envelope,
spread some seeds onto the paper,
and drip water onto the towels until they are soaked.
2. Place the plastic dish on the
windowsill and observe the seeds
every day with the magnifying
glass. After about three days, the
first sprouts will appear. These will
quickly grow to small plants. Don’t
forget to give the sprouting seeds
water. The paper must never dry
out.
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what happened?
As long as the garden cress seeds are dry, they do not germinate, or start to
grow. Only when they come in contact with water will the seeds swell and begin
to grow. The seeds contain all the important nourishments that the young plants
need for their first growth. The cress will get the rest from the water and the air.
Garden cress is very healthy and contains many vitamins that we need daily. In
addition, the young sprouts taste very good. Therefore, many people plant cress
regularly to eat it in salads.
continue to experiment
At a greenhouse or garden
store, get some more seeds,
such as radish or bean seeds.
Sprout these as you did the
garden cress. Observe with the
magnifying glass whether they
germinate and whether they
grow faster or slower.
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