How To Measure Chemicals With A Chemical Balance
This is an explanation about how to measure chemicals with a chemical balance. Most homeschool parents are not scientists. If you took chemistry in high school at all, at this point it’s a vague...
View ArticlePVC Rocket
All rockets are powered by explosions. All explosions are rapidly expanding gases. Usually they’re expanding because they’re burning, but not always. In the PVC rocket launcher the propellant is...
View ArticleSimple Electrolysis
Water is made of oxygen atoms and hydrogen atoms combined. They are chemically bonded together. But you can break water molecules apart into oxygen atoms and hydrogen atoms with this simple...
View ArticleSolids, Liquids, and Gases
The states of matter can be confusing. We often show them (like when we show an ice cube, a glass of water, and then steam rising from the pot on the stove), but we rarely explain to kids WHY they...
View ArticleHard Water Experiment
Learn about the difference between hard and soft water by mixing some of your own in this hard water experiment. Hard water just means water that has minerals in it. The high mineral count is usually...
View ArticleDecanting a Liquid in Chemistry and an Experiment
Decanting is pouring off the clear part of the liquid, leaving behind the sediment. When doing a lime-water test for carbon dioxide you need to decant the clear lime-water from the portion with the...
View ArticleDissolving Ink Experiment
Get two clear jars or cups and fill one with water and the other with rubbing alcohol. Using a waterproof (permanent) marker, write 2 of the same message – each on a sheet of tough paper (we used...
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