Go Green for Earth Week - Make Your Own Shampoo
One of the biggest reasons to make your own shampoo is to avoid unwanted, potentially toxic chemicals. Another reason you might want to make your own shampoo is so you ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - April 21 - Hertwig and Flemming
April 21st is the birthday of two important scientists in the field of cell biology. Oskar Hertwig was the first to pinpoint when fertilization occurs between sperm and ovum cells ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Why Do Clothes Wrinkle?
I think the only good thing about old permanent press fabrics is that they tended to disintegrate pretty quickly so you never had to wear them for long. They were ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - April 20 - Franz Achard
April 20th marks the passing of the man who first brought table sugar to the masses. Before Franz Achard came up with his refinement process, sugar was a luxury item ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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How to Make Glow in the Dark Ice
Glow in the dark ice is really easy to make. How did I do it? I opened up a bottle of tonic water, poured it into an ice cube tray, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - April 19 - Glenn Seaborg
April 19th is Glenn T. Seaborg's birthday. He was the co-winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research into trans-uranium elements. His team at the University of California, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Easy and Beautiful Glow Stick Lanterns
Glow sticks are pretty cool on their own, plus you can use them as the basis for other projects. For example, you can use the liquid inside glow sticks to make decorative lights or lanterns to use around your home or yard... wherever it is dark!Make Glow Stick Lanterns | Glow Stick Lantern Video (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Table of Crystal Growing Chemicals
Here's a handy table of chemicals used for growing crystals. You can see the color and shape of crystal to expect. I've linked to specific directions to growing the crystals. ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - April 18 - Albert Einstein
April 18th marks the passing of one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, Albert Einstein. His theory of relativity marks the largest change in the field of ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Can You Do the Mentos Trick with Regular Soda?
Sometimes I take for granted what works and what doesn't work with science tricks. For example, there is the Mentos trick, where you drop a tube of Mentos candies into ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Atomic Structure and Periodic Table Quiz
This quiz is a little more challenging than the atom basics quiz or atomic structure quiz I've had up. The atomic structure and periodic table quiz targets AP chemistry and ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Homemade Silly Putty Recipes
Silly Putty was invented in 1943 when an engineer accidentally dropped boric acid into silicone oil. It made its big debut at the International Toy Fair in New York in ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - April 17 - Giovanni Riccioli
The Moon has its own unique geography. We have names for the smooth dark areas like Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquillitatus, otherwise known as the Sea of Serenity and Sea ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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This Day in Science History - April 16 - Joseph Black
April 16th marks the birthday of Scottish chemist Joseph Black.
Black is considered one of the founders of thermochemistry. He was the first to note that melting ice does not change ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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Make Copper Sulfate
Copper sulfate crystals are among the most beautiful crystals you can grow, but you might not have access to a chemistry lab or want to order the copper sulfate from ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry)
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