Super EasyThis trick requires practically no practice. Once you know the secret, you will be comfortable doing it.
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5 MinutesFor most people this trick takes under five minutes to be comfortable performing it. Usually that means just grab the needed items and do the trick.
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Materials Paper or Card Stock, Scissors, and a Book or Folder to use as a Screen. A Marker or Pen is Optional.
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Show how to create an Impossible Object: a two-dimensional piece of paper with an unusual topological flap in the third dimension.
Super EasyThis trick requires practically no practice. Once you know the secret, you will be comfortable doing it.
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10 MinutesThe average time to master this trick is around ten minutes. It might require a little preparation or setup time, but not much.
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Materials Downloadable PDF
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Mysteriously warp words into their opposites simply by folding them up and unfolding them.
Easy EnoughWith just a little rehearsal (two or three practice runs), you will be able to do this trick with confidence.
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10 MinutesThe average time to master this trick is around ten minutes. It might require a little preparation or setup time, but not much.
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Materials Newspaper, Scissors, Tape
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Make a five foot tree from your daily newspaper to show that Recycling paper saves trees.
Easy EnoughWith just a little rehearsal (two or three practice runs), you will be able to do this trick with confidence.
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15 MinutesThis trick generally takes about fifteen minutes to prepare and sometimes requires slightly more involved preparation time such as cutting, taping, printing, and so on.
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Materials 2 Cups
Ice
Water
A common household object found at your local grocery store for under $3
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Turn water into ice in seconds to show visually the difference between a liquid and a solid.
Super EasyThis trick requires practically no practice. Once you know the secret, you will be comfortable doing it.
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5 MinutesFor most people this trick takes under five minutes to be comfortable performing it. Usually that means just grab the needed items and do the trick.
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Materials A box of crayons. A paper bag or cardboard box (optional).
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Explaining how light stimulates the cones in our eyes, the teacher chooses a colored crayon at random. Using only the sense of touch, the teacher announces the crayon's color without looking at the crayon.
Easy EnoughWith just a little rehearsal (two or three practice runs), you will be able to do this trick with confidence.
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5 MinutesFor most people this trick takes under five minutes to be comfortable performing it. Usually that means just grab the needed items and do the trick.
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Materials Paper
Scissors
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Make a slip of paper move up and down as an attention getter for a lesson on the difference between fiction and non fiction.
Super EasyThis trick requires practically no practice. Once you know the secret, you will be comfortable doing it.
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5 MinutesFor most people this trick takes under five minutes to be comfortable performing it. Usually that means just grab the needed items and do the trick.
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Materials Rigid postcard
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A great activity or challenge for all ages with a simple postcard. Can you make it impossible to blow off a table simply by folding it?
Super EasyThis trick requires practically no practice. Once you know the secret, you will be comfortable doing it.
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5 MinutesFor most people this trick takes under five minutes to be comfortable performing it. Usually that means just grab the needed items and do the trick.
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Materials 4" by 6" Rectangle
Scissors
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Cut a Rectangle twice making three new shapes that you can rearrange into a square.
Easy EnoughWith just a little rehearsal (two or three practice runs), you will be able to do this trick with confidence.
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10 MinutesThe average time to master this trick is around ten minutes. It might require a little preparation or setup time, but not much.
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Materials PDF
scissors
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An amazing trick your students will want to do over and over again that helps them add in their head.
Easy EnoughWith just a little rehearsal (two or three practice runs), you will be able to do this trick with confidence.
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10 MinutesThe average time to master this trick is around ten minutes. It might require a little preparation or setup time, but not much.
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Materials Skewer
Balloon
Petroleum jelly
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Learn how to run a skewer through a balloon without popping it.
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