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Tab
Place your pitcher and glass on a table. Hide the plastic circle in the hand you won’t use to pour. Perform the trick
Place the glass upside down on the plastic lid. Trace around the glass to make a circle, drawing a little tab as shown. Cut just outside the circle to make it a little bit larger than the mouth of the glass. Be sure to cut out the tab. Prepare your props
Pour water from the pitcher into the glass, until it begins to overflow. Say “I can tip this glass of water over my head and keep it from pouring out.”MM
Pick up the glass with your other hand and turn it over quickly, but gently. Slowly remove the hand holding the top of the glass. If done right, the circle will stick to the glass and the water won’t spill out.
Lift the glass over your head and say “Magic tricks are hot work. I think I’ll oo cool off.” Then ooo gently push on the tab.The plastic circle will come off and the water will fall on you!
Put down the pitcher and cover the mouth of the glass with the hand hiding the plastic circle. Secretly place the circle over the mouth of the glass, covering the entire top.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple-step directions with accuracy.
The Science Behind the Trick: Air pressure is all around us. The plastic lid sticks to the surface of the water and is pressed by air pressure. Even when the glass is turned over, air pressure will hold the plastic lid in place.
Most of the ocean doesn’t freeze. Why? Salt water freezes at a lower temperature than fresh water.
2. Sprinkle a tiny bit of salt along the thread and wait about 30 seconds.
3. Lift the thread. Does the ice cube cling to the thread and get lifted as well?
ice cubes thread salt
1. Soak your thread in
some water then lay it on top of an ice cube.
Explanation: The salt melts the surface of the ice. The coldness of the ice then refreezes this water, trapping the thread, and freezing it to the ice. Standards Link: Science/Investigation: Conduct simple experiments.
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