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Balloon Isometrics
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In this chemistry activity, learners will explore the concept of entropy. When learners stretch and unstretch a balloon, they will notice a change in temperature.
Clues About Clouds
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In this weather activity which requires adult supervision, learners will get a chance to make a cloud right here on Earth!
Density: Make a golf ball float!
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF), the learner places a golf ball between salt water and colored fresh water. The golf ball is not as dense as the saltwater.
It's a Gas!
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In this simple activity, learners see the production of a gas, which visibly fills up a balloon placed over the neck of a bottle.
Luminol Test
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Learners mix a solution containing luminol and copper with a fake blood solution. A chemical reaction between the luminol solution and fake blood (hydrogen peroxide) show learners a blue glow.
Clear Slime Polymer
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In this chemistry activity, learners use guar gum to make slime. Use this activity to introduce learners to polymers, viscosity, and colloids.
Gas Production: Blow up a balloon!
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In this classic reaction, learners baking soda and vinegar in a soda bottle to produce carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. This gas inflates a balloon.
Ocean Acidification in a Cup
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Ocean acidification is a problem that humans will have to deal with as we release more and more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Rocket Reactions
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The "Rocket Reactions" activity is an exciting way to learn about how materials interact, behave, and change.
DNA the Easy Way
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This demonstration can be used to help learners visualize DNA by lysing (breaking open) bacterial cells on a slide and “stringing up” the DNA with a toothpick in less than one minute.
Do Cities Affect the Weather?
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In this activity, learners explore clouds and how they form.
Glow Fast, Glow Slow: Alter the Rate of a Reaction!
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Learners investigate one factor affecting reaction rates: temperature. In a darkened room, two identical lightsticks are placed in water -- one in hot water and one in cold water.
How can Clouds Help Keep the Air Warmer?
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In this activity, learners explore how air warms when it condenses water vapor or makes clouds.
Phase Changes
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Learners observe a sealed test tube containing a small amount of solid stearic acid.
As The Stomach Churns
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In this chemistry activity, learners fill two test tubes with a solution of "artificial stomach fluid," consisting of hydrochloric acid in the same concentration as in human stomachs, some soap to cre
Rate of Solution Demonstration
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In this chemistry demonstration, learners investigate the factors that increase the rate of dissolution for a solid.
Black Magic (Color Chromatography)
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With a coffee filter, a black marker, and a cup of water, discover the secret colors hidden in black ink.
Common Scents
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Learners use a mortar and pestle to extract clove oil from cloves using denatured alcohol. They put this oil on paper, which they can take home.
The Amazing Water Trick
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Using two baby food jars, food coloring, and an index card, you'll 'marry' the jars to see how hot water and cold water mix.
Hot Stuff!: Testing for Carbon Dioxide from Our Own Breath
Learners blow into balloons and collect their breath--carbon dioxide gas (CO2). They then blow the CO2 from the balloon into a solution of acid-base indicator.