Visually striking science experiments at school can be fun, inspiring and safe – banning is not the answer
- Written by: Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania
Alexandr Grant/ShutterstockTo a young mind, science can be magical. Perhaps you remember a visually striking or seemingly inexplicable scientific demonstration from your own youth?
A liquid spontaneously and unexpectedly changes colour. A banknote is set alight without being burnt. A column of colourful bubbles shoots into the air.
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