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M&M's in Different Temperatures
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Learners design their own experiment to investigate whether the temperature of the surrounding water affects the rate at which the colored coating dissolves from an M&M.

Diet Light
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In this quick activity, learners observe how the added sugar in a can of soda affects its density and thus, its ability to float in water.

Smell the Maillard Reaction
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In this activity, learners cook amino acids and sugar to explore the range of aromas released.

Root Beer Float
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In this quick activity/demonstration about density, learners examine what happens when two cans of root beer--one diet and one regular--are placed in a large container of water.

Supercooled Water Drops
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In this activity, learners touch supercooled water drops with an ice crystal and trigger the water drops to freeze instantly.

Mysterious M&M's
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Learners place an M&M candy in water and observe what happens. The sugar-and-color coating dissolves and spreads out in a circular pattern around the M&M.

Food to Fuel
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In this activity, learners will explore the foods that are in their kitchen and what sugars are inside of them. Explore nutrition and food labels to better understand the foods you eat.

Comparing Crystals
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In this chemistry activity (page 3 of the PDF), learners will learn about crystals by growing their very own.

Chemical Reactions in Your Mouth
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In this chemistry activity (page 5 of the PDF), learners will see that chewing is more than just the crushing up of food; there is actually a chemical change going on at the same time.

Grow Rock Candy
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Learners grow sugar crystals (rock candy). They make a hot solution that has an excess of sugar dissolved in it, then as the solution cools, they see sugar crystals form.

Candy Chromatography
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Learners analyze candy-coated sweets using chromatography. Learners use this method to separate the various dyes used to make colored candy.

Racing M&M Colors
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Learners design their own experiment to determine which M&M color dissolves the fastest in water.

Sink or Swim?
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Learners observe a tank of water containing cans of diet and regular sodas. The diet sodas float and the regular sodas sink. All the cans contain the same amount of liquid and the same amount of air.

What Does Spit Do?
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Some animals can swallow food whole, but humans have to chew. In this activity, learners will investigate what saliva does chemically to food before we even swallow.

Sugar/Salt Crystals
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In this chemistry activity (page 1 of the PDF), learners will observe a physical change.
Breakfast Sweets
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In this math activity, learners guess which cereals contain the most sugar. Learners use the nutrition labels on the cereal boxes to find the cereal with the least amount of sugar.
Growing Rock Candy
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In this activity, learners make their own rock candy. Crystals will grow from a piece of string hanging in a cup of sugar water. The edible crystals may take up to a week to form.

Dissolving a Substance in Different Liquids
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In this activity, learners make colored sugar and add it to water, alcohol, and oil to discover some interesting differences in dissolving.

Water: A Basic Ingredient
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In this activity, learners explore healthy choices related to the liquids they drink. The importance of water and milk as essential nutrients for a healthy body is the focus of the experience.

Yeast-Air Balloons
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In this activity, learners make a yeast-air balloon to get a better idea of what yeast can do. Learners discover that the purpose of leaveners like yeast is to produce the gas that makes bread rise.