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Collect Oxygen Over Water
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In this activity, learners use a pneumatic trough (see related activity) to generate and collect pure oxygen.
Mystery Powders
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Learners are given mysterious white powders and have to determine their identity with chemical tests.
Jam Jar Jet
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In this activity, learners create a "Jam Jar Jet" based on Francois Reynst's discovery of a pulsejet engine, which uses one opening for both air intake and exhaust.
Pneumatic Trough
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In this activity, learners build a "pneumatic trough," a laboratory apparatus used for collecting pure gas samples over water.
Having a Gas with Cola
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In this activity, learners measure the amount of carbon dioxide in a carbonated drink.
Yeast Balloons: Can biochemistry blow up a balloon?
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Using yeast, sugar, and water, learners create a chemical reaction which produces carbon dioxide (CO2) gas inside a 2-liter bottle. They use this gas to inflate a balloon.
As The Stomach Churns
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In this chemistry activity, learners fill two test tubes with a solution of "artificial stomach fluid," consisting of hydrochloric acid in the same concentration as in human stomachs, some soap to cre
3-2-1 POP!
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In this physics activity, learners build their own rockets out of film canisters and construction paper.
Got Gas?
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Create gas with a glass of water, some wire, conductors and a battery! You will be separating water (H2O) into oxygen and hydrogen.
It's a Gas!
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In this activity, learners explore two properties of gases: gases take up space and exert pressure. Learners assemble two flasks and a beaker, connecting them with stoppers and tubing.
Stability of Egg White Foams
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In this chemistry meets cooking activity, learners compare the stability of egg white foams with various additives.
Pop Rockets
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Learners place water and part of an antacid tablet in a film canister. The reaction creates a gas reaction that launches the film canister like a rocket.
Balloon in a Flask
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Learners observe a flask with a balloon attached over the mouth and inverted inside the flask.
The Gas You Pass
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Although we may not admit it, all humans fart or pass some gas. In this activity, learners make their own model to mimic food passing through intestines and discover what releases gas.
Sizing Up Temperature
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In this activity, learners explore Charles' Law in a syringe.
Reaction: Yes or No?
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In this activity, learners mix ingredients in a plastic bag, and then identify three characteristics of a chemical reaction: production of heat, color change, and production of a gas.
Inflate-a-mole
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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to find the volume of one mole of gas. Learners capture sublimated gas from dry ice in a ziploc bag and use water displacement to measure its volume.
"Boyle-ing" Water
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In this activity, learners explore Boyle's Law and discover that water will boil at room temperature if its pressure is lowered.
As Light as Air
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Learners measure a bottle full of air, and then use a vacuum pump to remove the air. When they re-weigh the bottle, learners find the mass is about 0.8g less.
Having a Gas with Water
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In this activity, learners construct a simple electrolysis device. With this device, learners can decompose water into its elemental components: hydrogen and oxygen gas.