Simple and Engaging Chemistry Demonstrations

VAST 2007

 

Jill Barker
James Wood High School

Winchester, VA

[email protected]

 

 

1.      Reaction in a Bag

2.      Red, White, and Blue

3.      Ammonia Ghost

4.      Upset Tummy? MOM to the Rescue!

5.      The Chef

6.      Magic Genie

7.      Old Foamy (aka Elephant Toothpaste)

8.      The Carbon Soufflé

9.      The Hungry Dragon

10. Stoichiometry Balloon Races

11. The Surprising Line

12. Water to Grape Juice to Milk

13. The Silicate Garden

14. Electrolysis on the Cheap Side

15. The Vanishing Valentine

16. Instant Carnations

17. Rainbow out of the Blue

18. Silicone Super Ball

19. Hydrolysis of Salts

20. You Can Two, Too!

21. The Self-Carving Pumpkin

 

 

Demonstration Resources

·        Chemical Demonstrations (Volumes 1-4)
Bassam Shakhashiri

·        A Demo a Day (Volumes 1-2)
Borislaw Bilash II, George Gross, John Koob

·        Chemical Demonstrations: A Sourcebook for Teachers (Volumes 1-2)
Lee Summerlin, Christie Borgford, Julie Ealy

·        ChemTopic Labs (Volumes 1-23)
Flinn Scientific Company
http://www.flinnsci.com/Sections/Chemistry/chemDemonstratoins.asp