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Learners build a filter from old soda bottles and dirt. They create polluted water, and pour it through their filter to clean it.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners experiment with a commercial photo-sensitive paper (Sunprint® or NaturePrint® paper). They place opaque and clear objects on the paper and expose it to bright light, observing the results.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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This guide outlines how to plant a garden even if you don't have a yard!

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - adult 1 to 4 weeks
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Learners use a mortar and pestle to extract clove oil from cloves using denatured alcohol. They put this oil on paper, which they can take home.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners combine different plant solutions -- made from fruits, vegetables, and flowers -- with equal amounts of vinegar (acid), water (neutral), and ammonia (base).

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult Under 5 minutes
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Learners mix a solution of luminol with hydrogen peroxide to produce a reaction that gives off blue light.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this chemistry demonstration, acid rain is simulated in a petri dish.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 14 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners add acid rain (nitric acid) to two cups that represent lakes. One cup contains limestone gravel and the other contains granite gravel.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 14 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This online simulation game explores the different consequences of water levels on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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Learners compare the properties and solubilities of Styrofoam (TM), ecofoam packing peanuts, and popcorn. First, the solubility of each substance is tested in water.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult Under 5 minutes
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Learners use a candle to investigate the products of combustion. When a glass rod is held over a lit candle, the candle flame deposits carbon on the rod.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This display shows slow chemical reactions in colorful crystal formations known as Liesegang Rings. These reactions are similar to those forming the rings in agates.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 14 - adult 1 to 4 weeks
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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.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 11 - adult 10 to 30 minutes