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In this activity on page 6 of the PDF (Chemistry—It’s Elemental), learners explore some of the properties of copper using a few common household ingredients.

In this activity, learners conduct an oxidation experiment that turns old pennies bright and shiny. Learners soak 20 dull, dirty pennies in a bowl of salt and vinegar for five minutes.

In this activity (11th activity on the page), learners use pennies to test their hearing acuity.

In this activity, learners light an LED with five cents. Learners use two different metals and some sour, salty water to create a cheap battery.

In this chemistry activity, learners use common chemicals and metals to explore single replacement reactions.

In this chemistry activity, learners use chemical reactions to observe the composition of an alloy.