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Why do leaves change colour in the fall?

Why do leaves change colour in the fall?

Hands-on Activities

How do the green leaves of summer change to vibrant colours in fall? Explore plant pigments in this chromatography activity.

Why do oil and water not mix?

Why do oil and water not mix?

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What chemistry determines how oil and water behave when mixed? Explore the mixing of oil and water and the density of liquids in this activity.

What is immiscibility?

What is immiscibility?

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Creating mixture of liquids can be very useful, but why do some liquids not mix well? Learn what causes liquids to be immiscible.

What is in blood?

What is in blood?

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Make a model of blood and learn about the function of each of the parts that makes up blood.

What is the best way to clean up an oil spill?

What is the best way to clean up an oil spill?

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Learn about the properties of materials and the challenges of cleaning up an oil spill in this activity.

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

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Explore the greenhouse effect and learn about the impacts it can have on the environment.

Circle of colours

What is white light?

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Find out what happens if you spin the colours of the rainbow in this hands-on activity.

The planet Mars

What is your weight on another planet?

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Do you weigh the same on Jupiter as you do on Earth? Learn to calculate your weight on a different planet.

What kinds of transportation are there?

What kinds of transportation are there?

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Go on a transportation scavenger hunt in this hands-on activity. How many different types of vehicles can you identify?

What makes soil hard and compacted?

What makes soil hard and compacted?

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Explore how walking on soil changes how water soaks into the ground and why that matters to gardeners and farmers.

What speeds up a chemical reaction?

What speeds up a chemical reaction?

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Learn about the role of yeast in this fun decomposition reaction.

What uses electricity?

What uses electricity?

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Take a tour of different rooms in your home. Which items in each room use electricity? How do you know they use electricity?

What would happen if a meteor hit Earth?

What would happen if a meteor hit Earth?

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Explore the effects of asteroid impacts in this hands on activity.

Which materials bounce?

Which materials bounce?

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Balls go up and down. But what makes for a good ball? Find out by exploring which materials bounce.

What are curds and whey?

What are curds and whey?

Hands-on Activities

It starts with curds and whey! Explore the basic chemistry behind making cheese in this hands on activity.