1. Light Patterns

Tags: [solar energy, sunlight, reaction, chemistry]  ...

2. Balloon Rockets

Tags: [forces, action forces, reaction forces, elastic energy]  ...

3. Tug o' War

Tags: [action forces, reaction forces]  ...

4. More Deep Purple Magic

Tags: [magic, illusion, acid, base, indicator, reaction, chemistry]  ...

5. Naked Eggs: Acid-Base Reactions

Tags: [acid-base reaction, acids, chemistry, physical science, semi-permeable membrane]  ...

6. Eggstraordinary Eggsperiments

Tags: [Structural strength, architecture, arches, domes, acid-base reactions, forces and motion, properties of matter, materials and structures, chemistry, forces and simple machines, osmosis, density, ...

7. Goo

Tags: [Chemistry, polymer, reaction, absorbency, grade 2, grade 3, grade 7]  ...

8. Rockets

... force will cause a bigger acceleration, so a bigger thrust will accelerate a rocket more. Newton's Third Law For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Counter to what you might expect, ...

9. Slush Powder

... a polymerization reaction. Entire Activity These resources are free! You must LOGIN to download the activity.  Download Slush Powder (Activity PDF) Download Goo (Full Lesson ...

10. Polymer Tag

... that join together to form linear polymers. This altered game of tag should help students understand how molecules behave in a polymerization reaction. Objectives Students will be able to: Investigate ...

11. Fake Snow

... some practical uses for absorbent polymers. Investigate the properties of common polymers. Describe in general terms what occurs during a polymerization reaction. Entire Activity These resources ...

12. Make Your Own Chewing Gum

Students make their own chewing gum and observe a polymerization reaction.  Introduction Students will explore the special properties of their chewing gum polymer, and the effect of heat on ...

13. Insta-worms

... the properties of common polymers. Describe in general terms what occurs during a polymerization reaction. Entire Activity These resources are free! You must LOGIN to download the activity.  ...

14. Light Patterns

... light-sensitive reaction Entire Activity These resources are free! You must LOGIN to download the activity.  Download Light Patterns (Activity PDF) Download Solar Energy (Full ...

15. Balloon Rockets

... an equal and opposite reaction. In this activity, students make and launch their own re-usable rockets. Objectives Students will be able to: Understand the concept of action and reaction forces. ...

16. Cotton Ball Catapult

... how differences in their design relate to the forces on and acceleration of their projectile — a cotton ball! Objectives Students will be able to: Understand the concept of action and reaction ...

17. Rocket Cars

... The escaping air acts as the action force, causing the car to roll forward. Objectives Students will be able to: Understand the concept of action and reaction forces. Entire Activity These ...

18. Tug o' War

Students play tug o' war to experience the push-pull of forces Objectives Students will be able to: Understand the concept of action and reaction forces. Entire Activity These resources ...

19. Chemiluminescence (Blue Light!)

In this demo, students witness the creation of blue light from a chemical reaction, an example of luminescence. Introduction In the vial is a mix of luminol, perborate and copper sulphate. When water ...

20. UV Bead Bracelets

Students make a UV detector Objectives Students will be able to: Explain that a chemical reaction can produce luminescence via the release of energy. Entire Activity These resources are ...