Unit 2: Chemical Reactions

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.

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

Panic attacks are scary and they upset your body’s chemical equilibrium. Learn what happens to acids & bases in your circulatory system during a panic attack.

There’s a lot of cool chemistry in a can of pop! Learn how solubility, chemical equilibrium, acids & bases and gas laws work in some of your favourite drinks.

Learn what makes a crystal a crystal.