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Tutorial for Using Science Process Skills

January 25, 2021 By Janice VanCleave

The Water Displacement Method

How to Introduce Science Process Skills Using Experiments from "201 Awesome, Magical, Bizarre & Incredible Experiments." Very Important The exploratory experiments in "201 Awesome, Magical, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chemistry, measuring, physical properties, volume Tagged With: Archimedes, basic science process skills, exploratory experiments, graduate cylinder, inference, prediction, research, volume, water displacement method

CAT Stickers

October 3, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

What are CAT Stickers? CAT Stickers are stickers coated with a mixture of cold activated thermochromic dye and paint pigment. CAT Stickers can be purchased here: CAT Stickers. The CAT stickers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chemistry, therochromic dyes Tagged With: blended color, CAT mixture, CAT stickers, cold activated thermochromic dye, paint pigment, perceived, reversible dye, white light

Coloring Changing Colorants

October 1, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

 What is a Colorant? A colorant is a substance used to color a material, such as thermochromic and photochromic dyes aqs well as pigments in paint. What does thermochromic mean? thermochromic = … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chemistry, therochromic dyes Tagged With: activation temperature, ambient temperature, HAT Sticker Craft, HAT Stickers, Heat Activated Thermochromic Stickers, JVC HAT Stickers, paint pigment, permanent dye, reversible dye, thermochromic dye, transparent, visible light, white light

Physical Properties of Matter

August 18, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

Matter is what stuff is made of. The physical properties of matter are things you observe using your five senses, which are seeing, touching, smelling, tasting and hearing. Following are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chemistry, physical properties Tagged With: hear, matter, physical properties, sight, smell, taste, touch

#1 Science Magic: No Leak Plastic Bag

May 30, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

Amaze Kids with Science Magic. 1. Fill a quart zip-lock plastic bag about half-full with tap water. 2. Zip the bag closed. 3. Support the bag with one hand as you piece it with the sharpened end of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chemistry, polymers Tagged With: monomers, no-leak plastic bag, plastic, polyethlene, polymers, refraction

What is a solid?

May 13, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

Sodium chloride feature image

Physical Properties of Solids The two types of solids are crystalline solids and amorphous solids. Crystalline Solids The atoms of crystalline solids are tightly bound together in a regular geometric … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chemistry, Featured, Solids Tagged With: amorphous solids, citrine, crystalline solids, minerals, physical properties, quartz, solid

What are atoms?

May 11, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

Diagram of an Aluminum Atom

Atoms are the building blocks of matter. Each atom of an element is neutral. Being neutral means there is no net charge. Atoms have equal numbers of protons and electrons. The positively charged … [Read more...]

Filed Under: atomic structure, Chemistry, physical changes Tagged With: aluminum, atom, atomic diagram, atomic number, electrons, element, neutral, nucleus, protons

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