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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to find the volume of one mole of gas. Learners capture sublimated gas from dry ice in a ziploc bag and use water displacement to measure its volume.

In this activity, learners use a pneumatic trough (see related activity) to generate and collect pure oxygen.

In this activity, learners construct a rocket powered by the pressure generated from an effervescing antacid tablet reacting with water, and build a launch pad for their rocket.

The Ancient Egyptians used a naturally-occurring salt from the banks of the Nile River, called natron, to mummify their dead.

This online interactive has three activities in the NanoLab (press the upper right button): Build, Zoom, and Transform.

In this chemistry activity, learners use common chemicals and metals to examine reactions that produce gaseous substances.

Using yeast, sugar, and water, learners create a chemical reaction which produces carbon dioxide (CO2) gas inside a 2-liter bottle. They use this gas to inflate a balloon.

In this activity, learners separate the components of Gatorade using a home-made affinity column.

In this activity, learners use rice grains to model the composition of the atmosphere of the Earth today and in 1880. Learners assemble the model while measuring percentages.

This simple and engaging astronomy activity explains nuclear fusion and how radiation is generated by stars, using marshmallows as a model.

In this activity, learners will plot the distribution of various oozes using information from sediment maps.

This is a highly visual demonstration that illustrates both the effects of density and chemical reactions.

In this activity, learners make a miniature greenhouse or "terrarium" to explore the greenhouse effect.

In a series of three experiments, learners explore the basics of biotechnology using self-locking plastic baggies. Each experiment demonstrates a phenomenon or principle of biotechnology.