ATOMIC CIRCUS

Richard introduces the magical world of atoms with tricks and demonstrations that use the commonest and yet most remarkable of all materials - WATER.

What are atoms - what size they are, what they're made of and how they work.
The Big Bang - how the Universe, atoms, stars and Earth came into being.
The forces that shape the Universe - gravity and electro-magnetism.
How atoms behave - solids, liquids and gases, pressure and temperature explained.
How atoms join up to form molecules. Demonstration with a water molecule, formed from one atom of Oxygen plus two of Hydrogen.
How Molecules react - a molecule of vinegar does battle with a molecule of baking powder.
The particular quality of water explained - it's "stickiness" creates surface tension.
How electrolysis can separate water into Hydrogen and Oxygen.
In the end, we explode the Hydrogen and Oxygen to make water again.