Introduction

The Internet Resources

• Alka Seltzer experiments - Five experiments show that Alka Seltzer tablets can be used to demonstrate chemical reactions

• Chlorine Can Bring Chemistry To Life - Perform chemical 'magic' with colored water and chlorine to introduce students to the building blocks of matter (One of two activities intended for middle school students)

• Super Balls - The students will mix two different solutions and arrive at surprising results. The reaction - is it chemical or physical? - will help child understand molecules and polymers.

• Chemical Changes by JIM L. TORGERSON - The students will compare different types of chemical changes.

• Temperature and the Rate of a Chemical Reaction - Does temperature affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

• Testing for Starch - Can we test for the presence of starch?

• Chemistry, seeing, hearing, smelling, doing by Kenneth Hage - Resource--Through highly motivated chemical demonstrations and experiments, high school students will instill investigative curiosity in elementary school students.

• The Exploding Lunch Bag - A whole new way to use a zip lock bag.

• Build a Film Canister Rocket! - Build and launch a rocket that goes 10 feet in the air!

• Dancing Spaghetti - Spaghetti is denser than water and, therefore, sinks when placed in water. When spaghetti is placed in a solution of baking soda and vinegar, the spaghetti rises to the surface due to the carbon dioxide gas that adheres to it. When the spaghetti reaches the surface, the gas is released, and the spaghetti sinks again.

• OBSERVATION SKILLS PRACTICE: UNKNOWN POWDERS - In this experiment students will carefully observe 3 'mystery' powders.

• Mystery Powders Guided Discovery Lesson Plan - Students will learn about scientific procedure as well as physical and chemical reactions. This will be completed through their exploration of mystery powders.

• Bleach Chemical Reactions - The purpose is to shows what happens when Bleach comes in contact with various cloth fibers, chemical colors, nature and synthetics.

• Chemical Changes - 1. To investigate some characteristics of chemical changes. 2. To learn that a chemical change changes the composition of the substance. 3. To learn that the formation of gas bubbles is an indication of a chemical change. 4. To learn that a color change is an indication of a chemical change. 5. To learn that the disappearance of color is an indication of a chemical change.

• Chemical Change and Physical Change - 1. To investigate some characteristic of chemical change. 2. To learn that a chemical reaction occurs when two reactants combine to form a new product. 3. To learn that color change is an indicator of chemical change.

• Polymers They're Everywhere - Tiny molecules strung in long repeating chains form polymers. Why should you care? Well for one thing, your body is made of them. DNA, the genetic blueprint that defines people and other living things, is a polymer. So are the proteins and starches in the foods we eat, the wheels on our skateboards and in-line skates, and the tires on our bikes and cars. In fact, we’re surrounded by polymers every day, everywhere we go.