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Turn up the heat… without getting burned!

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The Fire Phoenix science experiment for kids — a burned tea bag rising as ash lifted by a thermal column of hot air, demonstrating convection and hot air rising. The Fire Phoenix experiment by The Crazy Scientist.
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The Fire Phoenix

Can something actually rise from its own ashes?

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9-12 yrs

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Medium

A tea bag. A flame. Something that happens at the very end that almost nobody sees coming.

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child holding water balloon over candle flame — heat transfer science experiment for kids
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Water Balloon Timebomb

Can you hold a water balloon in a flame without it popping?

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9-12 yrs

Stage 3

Easy

Hold a water balloon over a candle flame. It should pop… but it doesn't. Why?

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