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Shake It Up!
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsLearners observe a sealed container holding a clear colorless liquid. They shake the container and the fluid turns blue. When allowed to sit for a few moments, the fluid turns colorless again....
Enzyme Action
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity that can be used as a lab or demonstration, learners use Lactaid® and lactose to demonstrate the concept of enzyme action. Learners test a drop of milk and Lactaid® for the...
Milk Makes Me Sick: Exploration of Lactose Intolerance
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsWhy does milk make some people sick? In this activity learners explore this question and explore the chemistry of milk, and our bodies! This activity can also be used as an exploration of enzyme...
Egg Osmosis: A four day eggsperience!
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsEggs are placed in vinegar for one or two days to dissolve the shells. Then, learners place the eggs in water or corn syrup and observe them over a period of days. Through the process of osmosis,...
Egg Osmosis
Oregon Museum of Science and IndustryAdd to list DetailsVisitors observe three beakers. One beaker contains an egg immersed in vinegar. Visitors observe carbon dioxide gas escaping from the shell as the calcium carbonate reacts with the vinegar. The...
Exploring Liquids
University of California Museum of PaleontologyAdd to list DetailsYoung learners investigate and observe the properties of three liquids -- water, vegetable oil, and corn syrup. They use their senses to collect data and ask and answer questions. This lesson for...
Smell the Maillard Reaction
The ExploratoriumAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners cook amino acids and sugar to explore the range of aromas released. When amino acids and sugars are heated, learners will observe a phenomenon known as the Maillard...
Clean Me Up, Snotty
Boston Children's MuseumAdd to list DetailsLearners will explore the chemistry of mucous and its importance to our health by following a process to make their own replica "snot." The activity includes a time and age recommendation...
Bubble Cups
Carnegie Science CenterAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners will construct a device to blow bubbles. By adding corn syrup to the bubble solution, we can increase the surface tension of the bubbles--and their size. This activity...
Collaboration via Slime Mold
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsIn this highly collaborative activity, learners design and complete a controlled experiment which attempts to answer a simple question about the slime mold Physarum. Learners present their findings...