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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Hompage

For Students 9th - 10th
ChemCenter, available from the American Chemical Society, provides chemistry news, reference sources and other public services.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Best of Wonder Science: Vitamin C Testing [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
An experiment to determine which drink contains more vitamin C.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Best of Wonder Science: Balloon Bath [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
An experiment to determine what happens to the air inside a balloon when it is heated or cooled.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Best of Wonder Science: Foiling Spoiling [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
A simple experiment to observe whether adding lemon juice to pieces of potato, apple, and banana helps to preserve them.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Best of Wonder Science: There's Air in There! [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
An experiment to obsevre the effects of air pressure on the water level inside a bottle.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Soc.: Best of Wonder Science: Give Probability a Chance! [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
A simple experiment to test the probability of finding an eraser placed under one of two cups.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Soc.: Best of Wonder Science: Measure Yourself in Metric [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Activities where students take turns measuring their height, the width of parts of the hand, and the distance jumped using metric units.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Soc.: Best of Wonder Science: Temperature Touch O Meter [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
An experiment to explore how one's sense of touch experiences changes in the temperature of water.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Best of Wonder Science: Ice of a Different Color [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
An experiment to test what happens to water when salt or sugar is added and it is then frozen into ice cubes. Students also explore the ice's physical properties by rubbing cubes on sandpaper and dropping a heavy object on each type.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: The Best of Wonder Science: Sample Activities

For Students 3rd - 5th
A collection of nine sample science activities for elementary students, from a two-volume book by the American Chemical Society.
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American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Best of Wonder Science: Air: It's Really There [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
An experiment to explore the properties of air, using a cup placed upsidedown in water.