Unit C: Environmental Chemistry

What are your teeth made up of? What chemistry is at work in your mouth? Why do some people get cavities even if they brush regularly?

Oceans absorb the greatest amount of solar radiation on Earth. Ocean warming can lead to glaciers melting and ocean acidification.

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

The fracking process gets natural gases out of rocks. This process can have effects on freshwater, water quality and even earthquakes!

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.

Water is a precious natural resource. What happens if it gets polluted? Learn how water can be cleaned with this hands-on activity?

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

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

Did you know that too much carbon dioxide in the classroom can affect your body, and even your grades?

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.