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Tales of a 6th Grade Maker: Tribulations of a Laser Cutting Science Fair Project

Tales of a 6th Grade Maker: Tribulations of a Laser Cutting Science Fair Project

Elijah Horland

By Elijah Horland

Elijah Horland

Elijah Horland is an avid Minecraft player, an accomplished novice builder, a raspberry pi enthusiast, and an urban explorer. Currently studying kayaking and street-luge for the summer, you can follow his travels at http://www.notabomb.org

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Elijah ran into some hiccups while building a laser to slice through paper for his middle school science fair.

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Watch a 6-Year-Old Build a Cloud Chamber to Detect Cosmic Rays

Watch a 6-Year-Old Build a Cloud Chamber to Detect Cosmic Rays

By Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith

Sophia is the managing editor of the Make: blog. When she’s not greasing editorial gears, she likes to run, ride, climb, and lift things, and make lo-tech goods like zines, desserts, and altered clothing. @sophiuhcamille

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The only thing better than watching an entertaining science project and learning something new is watching and learning it from someone a quarter of my age. Samatha, 6, explains in the video below how to quickly and easily build a “cloud chamber,” otherwise known as a cosmic ray detector, with some dry ice and household […]

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