The generation dubbed 'Millennials' are losing the basic life skills their parents took for granted. Millennial BRAIN DRAIN? 12 percent of Millennials don’t know how to change a light bulb. 25 percent can’t boil an egg. What happened? Surveys in the US found that nearly a quarter of young adults cannot boil an egg. Consider these figures: 77 percent of young people don’t know how to fix a tire puncture on their bicycle 68 percent cannot wire an electrical plug 23 percent don’t know how to use a washing machine 41 percent can’t connect a blu-ray player to their television A vast majority of millennials admit to not knowing how to hang a picture, decorate a room, iron a shirt or blouse, or place a new washer in a dripping faucet. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAryjTGbB04

Does Spaghetti Bounce? Liquids, Solids, Gasses “You’ll feel great knowing you have a top-notch science assembly program that motivates kids to explore science on their own.” The much awaited follow-up to the original Magic of Science. Students learn about the states of matter through amazing demonstrations, audience participation and plenty of volunteers. Liquids change color and change back again, liquids combine to form a rapidly growing blob of polystyrene and some amazing demonstrations of the gasses that surround us. This is a fast-moving, exciting show that will have your students and teachers laughing for 45 minutes, while they learn about the scientific method and the world around them. Safety and the proper use of safety equipment is stressed throughout the program. Curriculum-based fun. This assembly is an ideal lead-in or culmination to your science fair, or just as a way to show students that learning can be fun. Lab safety, chemical reactions, definition of terms, long chain polymers, non-Newtonian liquids, indicators, Ph, acids & bases, everyday chemicals, uses for poly foam, combustible gasses and more. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo1Q3ZBO6kI