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Photograph of a homemade lever balance.

Homemade Balance

Completed lever balance (Click to enlarge)
By TheAdmin, 5 yearsNovember 13, 2020 ago
Photograph of the design and dimensions of the cardboard for making the homemade fulcrum.

Homemade Fulcrum

Homemade cardboard fulcrum (Click to enlarge)
By TheAdmin, 5 years ago
Plot showing a narrow spread of values, but they are far from the actual value. Precise but not accurate.

Accuracy and Precision Plots

Simple examples of the difference between accuracy and precision in histograms.
By TheAdmin, 5 yearsNovember 3, 2020 ago
A "lock" made from a plastic "shoe box", with water levels marked with tape and marker on the side. The water is currently at the "low" level, with a demonstration "boat" floating the cargo and a quacky passenger.

Panamax Challenge – Lock Setup

Photos of a "lock" testing setup, to check boats for "Panamax compliance" (Click to enlarge)
By TheAdmin, 5 yearsSeptember 20, 2020 ago
Homemade pH indicator strips tested with the vinegar and sodium bicarbonate solutions, photographed in sunlight.

Homemade pH Paper – Test Results

Homemade pH indicator strips tested with the vinegar and sodium bicarbonate solutions, photographed in sunlight and in the shade (Click to enlarge)
By TheAdmin, 5 yearsAugust 16, 2020 ago
Photo of the results of adding one drop of iodine to salt, talc, and starch samples

Mystery Powders – Step 5

Powders after adding one drop of iodine (Click to enlarge)
By TheAdmin, 5 yearsAugust 2, 2020 ago
Photo of the results of adding one drop of vinegar to salt, talc, and starch samples

Mystery Powders – Step 4

Powders after adding vinegar. (Click to enlarge)
By TheAdmin, 5 yearsAugust 2, 2020 ago
Photo of the results of adding one drop of bromothymol blue to salt, talc, and starch samples

Mystery Powders – Step 3

Powders after adding bromothymol blue (Click to enlarge)
By TheAdmin, 5 yearsAugust 2, 2020 ago
Photo of the results of adding water to salt, talc, and starch samples

Mystery Powders – Step 2

Powders after adding water (Click to enlarge)
By TheAdmin, 5 yearsAugust 2, 2020 ago
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