Explain the second law of thermodynamics to a 6 year old kid. Make the explanation very intuitive to understand for a kid and provide an easy to understand example.
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The second law of thermodynamics is a big science idea, but it's actually pretty simple! Imagine you have a cup of cold ice cream and a cup of hot coffee. If you left them on the table, what would happen? The hot coffee would get cold and the cold ice cream would get warm, until they are both the same temperature. This is because heat wants to flow from hot things to cold things. This is the second law of thermodynamics - heat will always flow from hot things to cold things, until everything is the same temperature.
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thanks. what else would be interesting to learn for the kid after?
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Microbes are a very interesting topic. Cheap light microscopes are often sufficient to see plankton, algae and protozoa. Gather water from ponds, ditches, puddles on the road and the drain. Pipette a small drop onto a slide, place a cover glass and place under the microscope to see what you find. With this you can discuss, how important hygiene is and interest the child to all of the various life forms than can be seen from all sorts of different places. If you have several children of your own or in the family/ neighborhood, you can have a "who can find the coolest microbe" contest, with maybe a sticker or ice cream for a prize.
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