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Discover how the salt in soil affects plant growth with a few seeds, some cotton, and salt. In this hands-on activity, you will plant seeds in 2 different kinds of soil, containing more or less salt.

Don't scream for ice cream -- make it with milk, sugar, flavoring and some 'salt-water' ice. Discover the chemistry of ice cream by creating your own.

Making liquids of different densities to perfectly lay on top of each other can be a frustrating exercise. The Exploratorium created this activity as a fool proof way of making a density column.

In this activity, learners will "paint" their own crystal artwork by creating a picture with a super saturated salt solution.

In this chemistry activity (page 1 of the PDF), learners will observe a physical change.

In this simple activity (on page 2 of the PDF), learners make a crystal garden using salt, water, and a brick.