ChemShorts for Kids Copyright ©1992-2010 by the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society www.chicagoacs.org

from The Chemical Bulletin
The Newsletter of the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society

Please note:  All chemicals and experiments can entail an element of risk, and no experiments should be performed without proper adult supervision.

	by Kathleen A. Carrado Chemistry Division, CHM 200 Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Ave. Argonne, IL 60439 kcarrado@anl.gov

January 1992	The Naked Egg
February 1992	Dancing Raisins
March 1992	Green Pennies
April 1992	Operation Glue
May 1992	Dyed-in-the-Wool
June 1992	Cola Experiments
September 1992	Magic Writing
October 1992	Magic Colors
November 1992	Carbon Dioxide Tests
	Part I. Limewater
December 1992	Carbon Dioxide Tests
	Part II. Chemical Breath
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January 1993	Floaters and Sinkers
February 1993	Staying Dry
March 1993	Money, Munchies, and Magnetism
April 1993	Tangled Molecules
May 1993	Crystal Cubes and Needles
June 1993	Really Food Coloring
Aug-Sept 1993	Totally Tubular Plants
October 1993	Aluminum Trivia
November 1993	Giant Bubbles
December 1993	An Incredible Edible Landfill
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January 1994	Designer Safety Goggles
February 1994	A STAMPede!
March 1994	Fossil Frenzy
April 1994	How Sweet It Is!
May 1994	It's Slime Time!
June 1994	Homemade Fire Extinguisher
September 1994	Recreational Recyclables
October 1994	Green Blobs from Steel Wool
November 1994	YUK! Chemical Reactions in Your Mouth
December 1994	ACK - IT'S GACK
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January 1995	Homemade Ice Cream
February 1995	Candy Chromatography
March 1995	Bubble Trouble with Hard Water
April 1995	Popcorn Science
May 1995	Tearible Tissues
June 1995	Ecofoam vs. Styrofoam
Aug-Sept 1995	The Colors of Light
October 1995	A Real LifeSaver
November 1995	Science of Soap Bubbles
December 1995	The "Bad" Taste of O.J.
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January 1996	Indigo Imprints
February 1996	Bubble Gum Chemistry
March 1996	Sugar and Spice
April 1996	Leak Busters
May 1996	The Art of Bleaching
June 1996	Light on a Stick
Aug-Sept 1996	The Fungus Among Us
October 1996	The Bends
November 1996	It's Clay-Time
December 1996	It's Glass-Time
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January 1997	An Active Volcano
February 1997	Making Paper
March 1997	Lemon Battery
April 1997	Spicy Perfume
May 1997	A Rock Tester
June 1997	A Do-It-Yourself "Milk" Shake
Aug-Sept 1997	What's the Matter?
October 1997	Homemade Lemon-Lime Soda
November 1997	Apples with Appeal
December 1997	Floating Peanuts
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January 1998	Ocean in a Bottle
February 1998	Fantastic Plastic
March 1998	Wax 'n Wash
April 1998	Magic Sand
May 1998	Food for Thought
June 1998	Periodic Table Fun
September 1998	Compounds vs. Mixtures
October 1998	Chemistry in a Teabag
November 1998	Dinosaur Science
December 1998	"D" is for Dissolve
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January 1999	Density Displays
February 1999	A Viscosity Race
March 1999	Color Drops
April 1999	Cabbage Chemistry - pH Tests
May 1999	Epsom Salt Towers
September 1999	The Incrediblob
October 1999	Clearly it's Vitamin C
November 1999	Egg Engraving
December 1999	Teflon: A Guiness Record Holder
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January 2000	Kevlar: The Millennium Molecule
February 2000	Crayon Chemistry
March 2000	The Chemistry Behind "Magic" Pens
April 2000	A Shape Memory Metal
May 2000	Pictorial Guide to Molecules
June 2000	Testing the Texture of Toothpaste
October 2000	The Science of Money
November 2000	A Silicate Garden
December 2000	Yeast Chemistry - Part I of III
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January 2001	Yeast Chemistry - Part II of III
February 2001	Experiments with Yeast ­ Part III of III
March 2001	Fizzy Fun
April 2001	ChemLinks for Kids
May 2001	A Medical Membrane Mimic
June 2001	A Magnesium Marvel
August 2001	Proteins and Hard Boiled Eggs
October 2001	An Elementary Game
November 2001	Chemistry & Art - Frescoes
December 2001	Christmas Chemistry
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January 2002	Icy Explorations
February 2002	Penny Popper
March 2002	Soda Science
April 2002	Heat Packs and Supercooling
May 2002	Lightening with Lemons
June 2002	Chalky Chromatography
September 2002	A Potato Power Plant
October 2002	Cookie Coal Mining
November 2002	Salt Crystal Garden
December 2002	Water Water Everywhere
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January 2003	Hard Water Test
February 2003	Silly Putty
March 2003	A Chemical Counterfeit Test
April 2003	Pencil Chemistry
May 2003	Ink Chemistry
June 2003	Helium vs. Air Balloons
September 2003	Thermite - A Solid Reaction
October 2003	JELL-O: Chemistry in a Box
November 2003	Candy Clouds
December 2003	Food Wraps
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January 2004	Honey, it's Chemistry!
February 2004	Stinky Chemistry
March 2004	Black Lights & Phosphors
April 2004	Fun with Ferrofluids
May 2004	Gooey Worms
June 2004	Ripening Fruit
September 2004	Mentos Mayhem
October 2004	Parts Per Million Lab
November 2004	A Chemistry Pie
December 2004	The Power of Tiny Bubbles
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January 2005	Aspirin Tummy Test
February 2005	Glitter Slime
March 2005	Bath Bubblers
April 2005	The Nose Knows!
May 2005	The Measure of A Molecule
June 2005	Making Sandstone
September 2005	Stained Glass from Glue
October 2005	T-shirt Chromatography
November 2005	Science Fair Project Resources
December 2005	A Chemical Artist
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January 2006	A Kid’s Lava Lamp
February 2006	A Borax Snowflake
March 2006	Metal Mania – Part I
April 2006	Metal Mania – Part II
May 2006	Fudge Factor
June 2006	Pepper Tension
September 2006	A Silver Tarnish Dip
October 2006	Some Like it Hot — Some Like it Cold
November 2006	Leafy Chromatography
December 2006	Christmas Tree Preservative
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January 2007	A Dry Ice Demo
February 2007	Cooking with Copper Chemistry
March 2007	Alka-Seltzer Surface Area
April 2007	Reaction Rates
May 2007	Homemade Floam
June 2007	Super Sorting Challenge
September 2007	Static Power
October 2007	A Chemistry Scavenger Hunt
November 2007	Thermometer Thoughts
December 2007	Mustard Mystery
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January 2008	Glow-in-the-Dark Slime
February 2008	Glow-in-the-Dark Geode
March 2008	Flower Food
April 2008	Soda Can Shakeup
May 2008	Panoply of Periodic Tables
June 2008	Heat-Activated Invisible Inks
September 2008	How an Ice Cream Float Works
October 2008	Evaporation Envy
November 2008	A Simple Weather Barometer
December 2008	Soap to Foam
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January 2009	Carbonated Fizzy Fruit
February 2009	Fried Green Egg
March 2009	Bubble Prints
April 2009	Dry Ice Crystal Ball
May 2009	Invisibility Demos
June 2009	Goldenrod Paper
September 2009	Crystal Rings and Ferns
October 2009	Trading Places – Liquid Magic
November 2009	Graphene 101
December 2009	Peachy Keen
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January 2010	Popcorn Experiments
February 2010	Rubbery Flubbery Fun
March 2010	Hot Steel Wool
April 2010	Chemiluminescence - A Cool Light
May 2010	The Brazil Nut Effect
June 2010	Sunscreen Savvy
September 2010	Biodegradeable Bioplastic
October 2010	Refrigerator Magnet Microscopy