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In this activity, learners will explore the chemistry of cooking. They will learn about--and observe--the Maillard Reaction as they make their own browned butter.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 14 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this chemistry activity, learners will test the pH of various foods and household substances using cabbage.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this biology activity, learners recreate the process of digestion in a zip lock bag. A bit of soda pop added to some crumbled crackers approximates how acids in the stomach dissolve food.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will use milk and a few other basic ingredients to create a chemical change to make a color wheel.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will see that chewing is more than just the crushing up of food; there is actually a chemical change going on at the same time.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this colorful activity (page 6 of the PDF), learners will make a multicolor density column by using different concentrations of sugar solutions.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this biology activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners will explore how saliva assists in the beginning of the digestive process.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this life science activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners explore the carbon cycle by mixing yeast, sugar and water.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will create beautiful greeting cards by marbling with shaving cream and food dye. They will explore the chemistry behind the art of marbling.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity about magnetism (page 17 of the pdf), learners experiment with magnets, exploring the concept of diamagnetic materials by seeing how a grape reacts to a magnetic field.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity, learners will investigate the strength of egg shells.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this physics activity, learners experiment with the attractive and repulsive power of magnets.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this physics activity, learners attempt to lift a jar full of rice using only a spoon.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this yummy chemistry activity which requires adult supervision, learners use sugar and water to explore how crystals form.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this physics activity (page 14 of the PDF), learners gain a better understanding of how friction and mass affect objects by comparing the rotational inertia of raw and hard-boiled eggs.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this chemistry activity, learners will learn how to make their own pH indicator using cabbage leaves, and then test common household items with their homemade indicator.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners make an acid-base indicator using cabbage. Learners then explore how various subtances react with this indicator.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this fun chemistry activity (page 3 of the pdf), learners use cabbage juice to determine the pH of several substances.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will learn about crystals by growing their very own.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 7 days
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In this chemistry activity (page 1 of the PDF), learners will observe a physical change.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 4 weeks