Color Change Demo for Kids
Color change chem demos are interesting and popular, but many of them require hard-to-find chemicals. Yet, all you need ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Make Microwave S'mores with Easter Peeps
If you've got marshmallow Peeps, it's time to use them because you know they'll be rock-hard before Easter. I realize a lot of people love Peeps (Easter treat traditionally found ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - April 5 - Hattie Alexander
April 5th celebrates the birth of Dr. Hattie Alexander. If you suffered from infant meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae, she more than likely saved your life. She developed the serum ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Does Breaking a Chemical Bond Release Energy?
In biology class, you're told energy is stored in chemical bonds, while in chemistry class you learn energy is absorbed when bonds are broken. Which is correct? Actually, both are ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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How Tracing Paper Is Made
Tracing paper is translucent paper that you place over printed material or a drawing so you can trace over it. Would it surprise you to learn that tracing paper is ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Slime Recipes
Is your household falling prey to Spring Break boredom? I have a list of projects for bored kids, but slime is by far the favorite project. Making slime is a ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - April 4 - William Crookes
April 4th marks the passing of William Crookes. Crookes was an English chemist and inventor of the Crookes radiometer, sold in many museum gift shops and novelty stores. It was ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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10 Molecules with Funny Names
There are lots of molecules with strange, funny, and dirty-sounding names. Can you guess the name of this cute molecule? Here are 10 of my favorite weird molecules. What is ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - April 3 - Atomic Power Plants in Space
April 3rd was the day the first nuclear power plant was launched into space and the day the first cell phone call was made. It was also a bad day ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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SEX Molecule
I've had the chemical structure for Sodium Ethyl Xanthate up for quite a while, which bears the acronym "SEX", but there is another molecule that is more deserving of ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - April 2 - Herman Rorschach
What do you see in this picture?
Tests show most people will say "A bat". Looks more like a fox face to me. Supposedly, there is no wrong answer.
This inkblot was ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Jumping Rubber Chemistry Demonstration
The "jumping rubber" chemistry demonstration is a dramatic polymerization reaction. You mix a catalyst with butadiene, stopper the container, and in a couple of minutes polybutadiene pops off the stopper ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Element Picture Quiz
Quiz time! This is a photo of some diamonds. Diamonds are crystals of a common element. Do you know which element? If so, you know the answer to the first ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Make Ice Spikes in the Freezer
Have you ever seen an ice spike? These structures look like an icicle projecting from a container of frozen water. If you live someplace that gets a good, cold winter, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Food and Cooking Chemistry Quiz
I set out to write a food and cooking chemistry quiz that was a bit more in-depth than the basic food chemistry quiz. This new quiz is actually quite difficult. ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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