Unit A: Applications of Matter and Chemical Change

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

Learn about the chemical reaction that happens between acid rain and limestone.

Learn about acid-base reactions. Make you own pH indicator and test it with different solutions.

Things are heating up! Explore the temperature change that occurs in an exothermic reaction and the role of catalysts is this chemistry activity.

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

This backgrounder explains what greenhouse gases are and how they contribute to climate change.

When you hurt your ankle, thermodynamics can help you heal! An endothermic reaction reduces the swelling by cooling your injury.

Every time you wash your hands with soap, there are complex chemical reactions taking place.

Explore acid-base chemical reactions that really get things bubbling in the kitchen!

Hydrogen’s tendency towards combustion is what makes it both a dangerous chemical element and a useful energy source.

Explore the chemistry behind why bananas turn brown. Can chemistry also help prevent this?

Learn how you can write and reveal secret messages in this hands-on chemistry activity.

Get your popcorn kernels dancing with this uplifting chemical reaction.

You can make your own terrarium for growing plants!

Learn how to make a pH indicator and test water samples.