Learn how hand water pump works with this DIY kit

Picture of a DIY Hand water pump

What is a hand water pump? A hand water pump is simple device that pulls water up from underground. It uses mechanical motion of hands to pull the water from the underground. It has a long handle that you move up and down.  When you do this, it uses air pressure and valves to pull … Read more

Why balloons move up in the air?

Balloons moving up in the air always fascinate us as children. But have you wonder why they move up in the air?   The underlying principal for balloons upward movement is the same as that of objects floating on water. The balloon moves in the upward direction due to difference in the densities of the … Read more

The Human Hearing Range Explorer

Humans can hear sounds in the frequency range of about 20 Hz (very low bass) to 20,000 Hz (very high pitch). Younger people—especially children—can usually hear higher frequencies than adults, and as we grow older, our ability to hear the highest pitches naturally decreases. The Human Hearing Range Explorer is a fun and interactive tool … Read more

Make Your Own Sound Wave (Visualizer)

The picture of a widget showing a dropdown box from where you can select the wave shape. There two slider bars which allow you to adjust frequency and amplitude. Finally when the user click on Play button, the wave appears below Play button.

This fun and interactive widget lets kids explore the world of sound by creating their very own sound waves! They can choose from four wave types—sine, square, triangle and saw tooth—each with its own unique sound and matching colorful animation. Using simple sliders, kids can adjust the frequency (how high or low the pitch of … Read more

What are sound waves and how are they formed?

Sound waves

In our daily life, we hear a lot of different sounds;  sound of other people, sound of car,  sound of water flowing, sound of different animals etc. Have you ever wonder how sound is generated and how do we hear it? How Sound Waves are formed? Let’s take a simple example. Throw a stone in … Read more

How Binocular Works: Principles, Features, and Real-Life Applications Explained

Binocular

Binoculars are interesting devices that helps us in viewing distant objects with some level of magnification. It can be used for many things such as sporting events, star gazing, bird watching along with many different natural views.  How it works? The below diagram shows the construction of a typical binocular: In order to understand the … Read more

Learn how electricity is generated with this DIY hand-crank electric generator?

Hand-crank electric generator

Electricity is one of the most important inventions of our age. Our lives are heavily dependent on electricity. Whether it is lighting, home appliances, powering mobiles and computers, factories, transportation, in fact all sectors in some way rely on electricity. So what is electricity? Firstly it is a form of energy. It is produced when … Read more