Tag: science
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Field Trip: The Museum of Science and Industry
We have had a rough few weeks. My husband’s grandmother passed away. It was her wish to be laid to rest in Chicago so unexpectedly we were off to Chicago. After all the funeral plans, and funeral were complete we had a day in Chicago before we flew home. We let the kids choose what…
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Playing With Ph
Studying acids and bases can be really fun. Frequently, science experiments involve a lot of precise measuring and close instruction following. The beauty of testing for Ph with litmus strips is that you can let kids get really creative. We home school so I allowed the kids to explore our kitchen and test anything and…
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Oxygen?
We know that fires need oxygen to breathe. You can use this principal to test if oxygen is being released from a chemical reaction. All you need is a chemical reaction, a wood ember, and something to light the ember with. For our chemical reaction we used hydrogen peroxide and activated charcoal. We lit…
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Elementeo
There is more to learn than just chemistry from the board game “Elementeo.” This game is the brain child of kid CEO, Anshul Samar. That’s right, a middle schooler developed this board game and is CEO of his own company. I first heard of Anshul Samar on NPR. I have included a link to his…