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National Chemistry Week
List of Annual Experiments
1997: Heavy Metal: It’s More than Rock
1. Malleability of Metals
2. Melting of a Metal
3. Reactivity of Metals
4. Reactivity of Calcium
5. Magnetism Demonstration
6. Corrosion Demonstration
7. Cleaning Silver Easily
8. Forming Copper from Aluminum
9. A Fruitless Battery (Optional - Fruit Battery)
10. Electroplating Copper
11. A Metal that Remembers Demonstration
1998: The Chemical Toy Box
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Preparation of Chalk
Density Wands
Balloons
The Cartesian Diver
Slimy Stuff
Color-Change Paints
Toys That Glow
Alka-Seltzer Rockets
1999: Around the Clock
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7 am: Starting the Bread Machine (Yeast)
8 am: Brushing Your Teeth (Toothpaste)
9 am: On the School Bus (Rubber)
10 am: Art Class (Milk Paint)
12 noon: Lunch (Starch and Iodine)
2 pm: Science Class (Handwarmers)
5 pm: Dinner (Yeast Revisited)
6 pm: Washing Up (Hard Water)
7 pm: Birthday Party (Water on Penny plus Candle)
2000: PokeChem
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Hydrophobic
Crystallize
Refraction
Polarized
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Indicator
Gelatinous
Magnetism
Pressurize
2001: State of the Art Chemistry
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Older Metal – Aluminum vs. Stainless Steel
Paint – Prussian Blue
Papers and Inks – Chromatography & Fluorescence
Frames – glass vs. polycarbonate
Fabric Identification with Powdered Drink Mixes
Ceramic or Plaster of Paris
Take-Home Activity – Clay Art Objects
2002: Rub-A-Dub Dub Chemistry In the Tub
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Don’t Mix the Reds with the Whites? - Dye Magnets
Cleaning the Water – Water Filtration System
Twirly-Whirly Milk – Surface Tension and Polarity
Part 1: Surface Tension – Waterproof Paper and Wire
Water on a Penny
Part 2: Using Detergents to Mix Water and Oil
Hard Water vs. Soft Water
This is the Way We Wash Our Clothes
2003: The Chemistry of the Earth’s Atmosphere and Beyond
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What is Air? ...and... What are the Components of Air?
PPM Measurement of Trace Components of Air.
Air Pressure
Proof of Air Movement – Goldenrod paper
Solubility of Gases – Soda Fountain
Air Flow and Bernoulli’s Principle
Alka-Seltzer Rockets
Marshmallow Syringes
CO2 Detection
2004: The Chemistry of Health and Wellness:
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High Tech Fabrics – Fabric Breathability
Sunscreen
Soothing the Pain - Hot and Cold Compresses
Watch Out for Germs! - Glow Germ with UV Light
Casting a Broken Finger
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Finding the Iron in Cereal
Detection of Calcium in Milk
Testing for Carbohydrates - Starch
Vitamins! Vitamins!
2005: The Joy of Toys
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Fortune-Telling Fish
Preparation of Chalk
The Magic Coloring Book Page - Color Change Paint
Cartesian Diver
Bubble Bottle
Magic Density Wand
Magic Sand
Alka Seltzer Rockets
2006: Your Home- It’s All Built on Chemistry
1. Build Your Foundation – Making Concrete
2. Build Micro-Concrete Structures
3. Everything Sticks with Glue
4. Humidity in Your House
5. Wrap Your House with Tyvek®
6. Insulate Your Walls
7. UV Protection on Your Windows
8. Hard Water vs. Soft Water
9. Is Your Water in the Pink? Safe (Chlorinated) Drinking Water
10. Recycle!
2007: The Many Faces of Chemistry
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Phenolphthalein Faces
Traffic Light
CO2 Volcano
Smucker’s® Jelly Indicator
Milk-paint
Super-absorbents - Sodium Polyacrylate
Isolation of Aluminum Metal
Build a Flashlight
Polymers
2008: Having a Ball with Chemistry!
1. Make a Bouncing Ball
2. Sports Drinks – How Sweet Are They?
3. Why Are Plants Green? – Chromatography of Grass Extracts
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4. Lowering Surface Tension - Water and Surfactants
5. Using Wet Water to Clean Clothes – Using Surfactants to Re-dissolve Chlorophyll
6. Treatment of Sports Injuries - Soothing the Pain with Hot and Cold Compresses
2009: Chemistry—It’s Elemental!
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Al Can Ripper (Demonstration)
Magnetism Test
Cu Plating
Silver Deposition
Starch Test using I2
H2O2 Decomposition
The Fate of CaCO3
2010: Behind the Scenes with Chemistry
1. Fake Snow (polymer swelling; physical change)
2. Levitation (magnetism)
3. Monster’s Foaming Mouth – Part 1: Setup (gas producing chemical reaction; acid-base
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4. Monster’s Hair – Part 1: Setup (indicators)
5. Monster’s Skin/Scar (polymers; measuring)
6. Monster’s Blood (color changing chemical reactions)
7. Monster’s Blue Face (color changing chemical reactions)
2011: Chemistry—Our Health, Our Future!
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Deodorizing and Decolorizing Water: 1st Water Park Attraction: The FUN*nel
Sunscreen
Water hardness
Water on a Penny
Floating Paper Clip
Casting a Broken Finger: First Aid Station Group
Soothing the Pain with Hot and Cold Compresses
2012: Nanotechnology—The Smallest BIG Idea in Science!
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How Big is a Nanometer?
Memory Wire
Ferrofluids
Gold Nanoparticles
HydroBead Coatings
Nano Sand