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How to Make Coin Necklaces
You can make a coin necklace for a unique fashion accessory to complement any outfit. Instead of using a single special coin as a pendant for a necklace, make a necklace from crystal or metallic beads and a whole collection of special coins. If the coins are too special to make holes through, you ca
Wooden Trash Can Crafts
Instead of searching through a modern superstore for a pleasant, plastic, pre-molded, garbage-collecting device, creative home owners and renters might consider building their own wooden trash cans. Frugal woodworkers can even use scrap pieces of wood that might be left over from a construction site
How to Remove a Game From Steam
Steam is a digital distribution platform for computer games. Users can use steam to purchase and download games, communicate with friends and play multiplayer games. One of the benefits of Steam is that your purchases are tied to your Steam account - meaning that should you wish to delete a game (to
How to Use Lead-Came Stained Glass
Stained-glass projects are made with copper foil, fusing or lead came. Lead-came stained-glass projects include stained-glass hanging panels and stained-glass windows. The lead itself is made of pure lead with variations that include copper, brass and zinc. Use the two types of lead came, the "H" an
How to Conduct a Scientific Experiment
Conduct a scientific experiment to help formulate, prove or challenge a hypothesis. An experiment can be physical test with varying elements under controlled circumstances. The word "science" is derived from a word that means having knowledge. Experiments are designed to obtain knowledge. Science p
Instructions for How to Make an Airsoft Gun Automatic
Toy guns that mimic real weapons can be made using household items and hardware supplies. They are called "airsoft" weapons and originated in Japan in the 1990s. You can make an airsoft-type homemade weapon that will fire as fast as you can pull the "trigger." Your homemade airsoft-style weapon will
How to Make an Eye Model With Elementary Kids
Although one of the smallest organs, the eye is the most complex organ in the human body. Learning about the human eye gives children insight into how a main part of their bodies works. Create an eye model with elementary-school students to teach them the anatomy of the human eye, and to provide a r
How to Bond Plastic to Masonite
Masonite is an engineered composite wood. It's almost black with a slick, reflective finish. It's used in cabinetry to make drawer sides and cabinet backs, jigs, forms, templates and anywhere that you need a strong, thin product that you can shape or cut into just about anything. Use contact cement
Bow Building Plans & Instructions
Bows have been created by practically every civilization on earth. There are numerous ways of making them, some producing better bows than others. A simple yet effective bow is easy to make, so whether you are interested in archery or simply woodwork, making a bow is a worthwhile endeavor that is bo
How to Find the Current Prices of Silver Per Ounce
As a precious metal traded on the international commodities market, silver rises and falls in value minute by minute during trading hours. This ever-changing value is known as the "spot price" -- technically, a price agreed for immediate settlement, usually within two days -- which is measured in d
How to Build Box Crab Traps
Box crabs, or shame-faced crabs, get their name from their bulky outer shell. They are called "shame-faced" because their claws fold in front of their faces when they are not using them, making them look like they are covering their faces in shame. Catching box crabs can be both fun and rewarding, e
Climate Change Science Projects
Climate change has severe ecological impacts.mud flats image by Stacey Lynn Payne from Fotolia.comClimate change is important to all life on earth. Most trees lose their leaves in autumn and become inactive during the winter months, birds fly south, bears hibernate and marine life...
How to Make Wind-up Toys as an Art Project for Kids
Wind-up toys have been popular for generations. They are created using a spring that is tightened, causing motion of its container when released, and returns to its original position. Wind-up toys are good for the cognitive development of young children, because they encourage them to consider cause
Forest Trees & Flowers
Forests contain thousands of varieties of trees and flowers.forest image by Dozet from Fotolia.comForests --- areas in which trees and plants grow densely near to each other --- occupy roughly a third of the Earth's surface, and can be found everywhere from the United States to Thailand....
How to Convert GBP to AUD
The British Pound, or GBP, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, while the Australian Dollar, or AUD, is the official currency of Australia. As with any other currency conversion, all that is needed to perform the conversion is the current exchange rate and a calculator. The importance of
How Do I Form a Hypothesis for My Popsicle Bridge?
The hypothesis is one of the most important parts of any scientific experiment. The hypothesis not only tells observers what you're trying to accomplish, it gives you a jumping-off point for structuring your experiment. Structure and organization are especially important when testing things like bri
How to Separate Sand
Sand (silicon dioxide) is practically insoluble in water and many organic solvents. This property should be used to separate sand from a mixture provided that the other component is soluble in the solvent. The strategy involves dissolving the mixture in water or another solvent followed by the solut
Directions for Melt Art
Melt art is a concept designed by artist Suze Weinberg for the Ranger Craft Co. Melt art involves the use of a special pot for melting media, such as soap, jewelry, sculpture and glass art, for projects. The original design of the pot involved the handling ultra thick embossing enamels (UTEE). From
What Affects Tides?
The tide is the movement of the Earth's bodies of water. Tides are mostly seen in the ocean, but also occur in smaller bodies of water like bays and large lakes. Tides occur in cycles: high tide occurs when the water is at its highest point and low tide occurs when the water has receded. Scientists