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In this activity, learners burn a peanut, which produces a flame that can be used to boil away water and count the calories contained in the peanut.

In this activity, learners explore how ordinary marshmallows expand when heated in a microwave.

In this activity, learners touch supercooled water drops with an ice crystal and trigger the water drops to freeze instantly.

Using two baby food jars, food coloring, and an index card, you'll 'marry' the jars to see how hot water and cold water mix.

In this activity, learners cook amino acids and sugar to explore the range of aromas released.

In this activity, learners follow a recipe to make hollandaise sauce. Learners discover how cooks use egg yolks to blend oil and water together into a smooth mix.

It's difficult to see convection currents in any liquid that's undergoing a temperature change, but in this Exploratorium Science Snack, you can see the currents with the help of food coloring.

In this quick activity, learners drink Avogadro's number worth of molecules - 6.02x10^23 molecules!

In this hands-on activity, learners make the world's simplest Cartesian diver, using only a plastic bottle, some water, and a condiment packet.

In this activity, learners sublimate dry ice and then taste the carbon dioxide gas.

In this activity, learners use colored candy to represent subatomic particles and make a model of an atom (Bohr model).

In this activity, learners investigate convection by using food coloring and water of different temperatures.

In this chemistry meets cooking activity, learners compare the stability of egg white foams with various additives.

In this (edible) activity, learners balance chemical equations using different kinds and colors of candy that represent different atoms. Learners will work in pairs and explore conservation of atoms.

In this activity, learners discover the primary physical properties used to separate pure substances from mixtures.

In this activity, learners measure the amount of carbon dioxide in a carbonated drink.

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

In this activity, learners stain fabrics--on purpose!

In this collection of demonstrations, learners explore Newton's Laws of Motion.

In this activity related to Archimedes' Principle, learners use water displacement to compare the volume of an expanded gummy bear with a gummy bear in its original condition.