Great for ages 7-14!
Separation of Substances
Separating mixtures of materials is important in the lab and in the recycling plant! Try three challenges, using physical properties of materials to separate mixtures.
Viscosity
Learn about viscosity. Experiment with changing the temperature of a substance and observing if the viscosity changes.
What’s in Our Food
Learn about our food. Then keep a food journal for a week to see what kinds of food you are eating!
Learn about all of the polymers in your life and create two polymers from simple household objects.Polymers
Observe evidence of chemical changes, and try to figure out the difference between two common kitchen chemicals.Chemical Identification
Great for ages 7-10!
States of Matter
Our whole universe is made of matter, but what is “matter”? Explore the different states of matter and experiment with transforming household liquids into solids!
Water Properties
Learn about the unique properties of water and experiment with cohesion and adhesion.
Chromatography
What colors make up black markers? Try your hand at paper chromatography to find out!
Watch an experiment which proves The Law of Conservation of Mass. Do two experiments which will help you prove this law yourself.Conservation of Mass
Learn about chemical reactions, then experiment on a delicious reaction of your own by baking cookies!Chemical Reactions
Learn about electrophoresis and practice gel electrophoresis using strips of paper.Electrophoresis
Great for ages 11-14!
Acids and Bases
Learn about acids, bases and the pH scale. Then conduct a simple at home experiment to determine whether some common household chemicals are acids or bases!