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Elliot and the Surfing Scientist: Picking up ice cubes with string

Video Elliot and the Surfing Scientist: Picking up ice cubes with string

TLF ID M018516

Imagine trying to pick up a slippery ice cube with just a piece of string. Watch the Surfing Scientist team demonstrate how it can be done, using a surprising additive.

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  • This resource is available on ABC Splash
Year level

5; 6; 7; 8

Topics States of matter Phase transformations Gases Solids (Matter) Liquids Corrosion Solubility Heat Melting Molecular motion Modelling
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  • Science

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