Join the American Chemical Society at the Illinois State Fair   —   Springfield, Illinois

Links to some of the experiments performed at the Fair.  Many can also be done at home.

Caution:  Eye protection should always be worn when handling chemicals.  Chemicals must be treated with care and respect, and never put in the mouth.   Adult supervision is required.

• Big Bubbles
• Cartesian Diver   
• Ketchup Diver      
• The Bloody Fingerprint   
• Filter Paper Chromatography
• Densities of liquids
• Floating Bubbles
• Invisible Writing
• A 'Golden' Secret Message   
• Invisible Writing with Tumeric Paper   
• Slime (as done at the Fair)
• GACK  (like Slime but with household ingredients)
• Magic Pitcher
• Magic Writing
• Water Gone
• Traffic Light
• The Wicked Witch
• The "Rattleback"
• The Perpetual Spinning Top

Experiments You Can Try at Home or at School

• Just Baking Soda And Vinegar
• Bubble Brew
• Disappearing Statues
• Marker Butterflies
• Testing Water's Skin
• Universal Indicator

American Chemical Society demonstrations on line:

• Science for Kids
• Sample Activities
• Make Your Own Science Activity Kits

Becker Demonstrations - interesting lab demonstrations.

Some materials needed in these experiments may be purchased from:

• Educational Innovations Inc.
• Flinn Scientific
• Science Labs.com
• Steve Spangler Science

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