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In this chemistry activity, learners explore the amount of copper in a new penny. Learners use toilet bowl cleaner to hollow out the interior of a penny with zinc inside.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 18 1 to 7 days
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Learners will collect pennies to donate and will combine charitable giving with estimating and calculating with money. To start choose a charity or something to save up for together.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore chemical engineering and how the processes of chemical plating and electroplating have impacted many industries.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners use heat to separate zinc and copper in a penny. This experiment demonstrates physical properties and how physical change (phase change) can be used to separate matter.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 18 5 to 10 minutes