These chemistry lessons and activities make great supplements for any homeschool high school science curriculum.
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Why do newspapers turn yellow? How does bleach make colors disappear? Why can't you mix oil and water? Find out the answers to these and other mysteries of chemistry in this fascinating collection of ideas, projects, and activities that teach the basics of chemistry theory and practice. Turn steel wool into a glutinous green blob. Separate an egg from its shell without breaking the shell. Make copper pennies turn green.
Format: Soft Cover, 256 pages, 6 X 9 inches
Author: Janice VanCleave
Publisher: Wiley Publishers
Date Published: March, 1989
Recommended Ages: Children-Young Adult
Have fun while you learn simple chemistry from a solution of colored water, and the behavior of gases with the help of a soda bottle. Through these and other activities, you'll explore the structure of matter, the workings of acids, gases, and solutions and much more.
You'll find most of the materials you need around the house or classroom. Every activity has been pretested and can be performed safely and cheaply in the classroom, at a science fair, or at home.
Table of Contents:
- Matter.
- Forces.
- Gases.
- Changes.
- Phase Changes.
- Solutions.
- Heat.
- Acid or Base.
- Glossary.
- Resource List.
- Index.
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