Strand B: Matter and Qualitative Analysis

Learn about the four main types of chemical reactions.

Learn how to tell if a chemical reaction has taken place.

Learn about the special conditions that let some chemical reactions take place.

When deceased whales wash up on shore, people fear they might explode. Gas laws, decomposition reactions and organic chemistry can help us understand this fear.

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

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

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

Create a model of an erupting volcano and learn about the structures of a stratovolcano in this hands-on activity.