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This is written as a static display, but can easily be adapted to a hands-on experiment for learners to conduct.

Learners are given mysterious white powders and have to determine their identity with chemical tests.

Learners experiment with a 2-liter plastic bottle containing water and four “divers." The divers consist of open, transparent containers with the opening points downward.

Learners observe working lava lamps to understand how they work (included in PDF link).

In this tabletop activity (on pages 32-40), learners make Möbius strips -- 3D surfaces with only one side.

Learners observe an electrochemical cell constructed from a small jar containing zinc and copper strips immersed in separate solutions. The strips are connected to a motor that turns a small fan.

Learners make their own simple slide rules out of paper and learn how they work.

Learners use Benedict’s solution and heat to test for the presence of simple sugars in glucose, sucrose, starch, and starch combined with amylase.

This display shows the dangers of acid rain on buildings and other structures as two concrete bunny rabbits are disintegrated by sulfuric acid. Learners scrape chalk onto the concrete bunnies.

Learners observe different paper samples under ordinary room light and under a black light to learn some of the chemical differences between different types of paper.