A small Science Centre was created at the Guglielmo Marconi
High School located at Vairano Scalo (Caserta, Italy). The project was performed with the ambitious goal of attracting the students to the world of science, and stimulating their interest by having them plan, execute and demonstrate their work to other students, schools and science centres. It consists of: a laboratory with experiments and games that have been accomplished by the students with simple objects, recycled material, and common commercial items; an external area with exhibits and interactive experiments; a big painting on the wall of the laboratory which is named The history of Science from Democritus to our days
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The presentation of the project at the Science on Stage festival is performed with a CD-Rom and a few exhibits that are the most significant, original and interactive. The following are some exhibits that are demonstrated: The little train... reaction
; How to inject ... experience
; The magic funnel
; The baby breathing toy
; Blow... and the light turns on
; From the compass... to the electric motor
; David e Goliath
; Arm wrestling with salt
; The two coins
; The hourglass with two speeds
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