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In this classic reaction, learners baking soda and vinegar in a soda bottle to produce carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. This gas inflates a balloon.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners mix vinegar and baking soda together in a bottle to create a chemical reaction. The reaction produces a gas, carbon dioxide, which inflates a balloon attached to the mouth of the bottle.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners will experiment with density and chemical reactions to create a flurry activity.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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Learners investigate signs of a chemical reaction when they mix vinegar and baking soda. In addition to a gas being produced, learners also notice the temperature decreases.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this kitchen chemistry activity, learners explore the chemistry of crystals by making sugar crystals, consider a common chemical reaction type responsible for the rising of muffins and cake in the

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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Learners use a commercially available toy to experiment with density. They fill a chamber in the toy submarine with baking powder and release it into a tank of water.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners will explore acid-base reactions and create their own bubbly results.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Using household materials, learners can make white gooey globs from clear solutions. Alum, dissolved in water, reacts with the hydroxide in ammonia to create aluminum hydroxide.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners will experiment with catalysts to create an at-home version of elephant toothpaste.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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This hands-on activity demonstrates how a material can act differently when it's nanometer-sized.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a simple "rocket" with ordinary household materials to demonstrate the basic principles behind rocketry and the principle of reaction.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF) features a recipe to create the stretchy polymer Flubber from Borax detergent, white glue, and water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes