Free tutorials and printable resources for helping kids learn about chemistry, including baking soda and vinegar reactions and acids and bases.
This collection of chemistry projects for kids are perfect science fair starter ideas!
Inspire kids & teens will these FUN chemistry experiments that can be done at home! Favorites include glow-in-the-dark experiments, chemistry activities using fire and vortex experiments!
Here's a fun science experiment that makes DIY crystals overnight! DIY crystals are easy to create and teach kids about chemistry!
This cool exploding baggie experiment for kids uses a chemical reaction using baking soda and vinegar that will make a ghost baggie explode!
Make plastic from milk. Create your own toys, beads, jewelry, and more, with ingredients you have right now in your kitchen. Easy Kitchen STEM
TONS of ways for kids of all ages to explore chemistry, biology, physics, and earth science with food items you have in your kitchen! EPIC LIST!
Chemistry For Kids – An ultimate guide to resources, experiments, lessons, books and activities that will inspire young scientists.
Lemon juice secret writing! Make DIY invisible ink and sen secret messages. Plus learn the science behind how these messages are made!
Learn chemistry for kids with these fun science experiments and worksheets. Simple activity ideas for at home or in a classroom.
Build your own atomic models with a few simple supplies. YOu can even turn them into mobiles! This is a great way to teach chemistry in a hands-on way!
An erupting lemon volcano is the perfect kitchen science activity or chemistry experiment to try with the kids.
How to make a red cabbage indicator and test vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and other substances to see what happens. Also make pH indicator test strips.
Print handy periodic table flashcards to learn the elements name, abbreviation, weight, and what we use it for.
A hands-on introduction to chemistry, this escape room is sure to engage middle grade students. Perfect for small groups and homeschool co-op classes.
This year I decided to try the Real Science 4 Kids curriculum. There are not a lot of secular science curriculums aimed at homeschoolers, and I had heard good reviews on this one. My sons are now in grades 6 and 7 so I figured the Middle School, grades 5-8, version would be perfect for us. We decided to start with Chemistry. I am lucky that our charter school purchases our curriculum and educational supplies, so I don't have to worry as much about cost. I decided to go ahead and also order the hands on kit (which has supplies for all three topics: Chemistry, Biology, and Physics). We got the Level 1 kit from Home Science Tools Level 1 Kit for Real Science 4 Kids We just finished with the Chemistry unit and so far it this curriculum working for us. The text is very simple, but goes into good detail at the same time. The hands on experiment with every chapter is great. The textbook, laboratory workbook, and teacher's manual are all nicely laid out and easy to follow. Here's a little summary of our experience. Chapter 1: Matter This chapter introduces atoms and the periodic table. I supplemented here with Teacher Book Bag's Periodic Table of Elements Card Kit. Printed, laminated, and cut out the kids could handle all of the elements of the periodic table, sort them into types, match symbols with names, and even re-create the periodic table on the pocket chart (at least a good chunk of it before running out of room!) Another supplement were the free downloads from Sunflower Schoolhouse Chemistry Class Chemistry Class Exploring The Elements Chemistry Class Vocabulary Cards There is a big selection of interactive on-line periodic tables for the kids to explore as well: Chem4Kids.com The Photographic Periodic Table Periodic Table of Elements It's Elemental Chapter 2: Molecules This chapter was lots of fun because we got to make molecules out of marshmallows! Start with some carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen. Building molecules Even little sister joined in the fun! Chapter 3: Chemical Reactions Who doesn't love a good chemical reaction experiment? Several different chemical reactions are discussed: combination reaction, decomposition reaction, displacement reaction, exchange reaction, and spontaneous. Chapter 4: Acids, Bases, and pH The experiment for this chapter was to make an acid-base indicator. The kids really had fun with this one, cutting up and boiling the cabbage and making the pH paper. Making the pH paper with the purple cabbage water testing acids and bases with the homemade pH strips Chapter 5: Acid-Base Neutralization In this experiment we got to use our cabbage water again to plot an acid-base titration. It was exciting to watch the solution turn from an acid into a base. Chapter 6: Mixtures We learned about two types of mixtures: heterogeneous and homogeneous. In the experiment we got to see first hand how soap helps dissolve oil in water. Chapter 7: Separating Mixtures This was one of my favorite experiments; using paper chromatography to separate individual colors in various inks. Chapter 8: Energy Molecules The kids read about a lot of the same things I recently learned in a college level nutrition class about nutrients, carbohydrates, monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, starch, cellulose, amylose and amylopectin. For the experiment we used tincture of iodine (in the kit we purchased) to test a variety of foods for starch content. I created vocabulary flash cards for Chapters 8, 9, & 10. I printed them on card stock (they are already formatted to print on business cards, Avery 5371, if you don't want to have to cut them up yourself). I would put the words in the kids' workboxes with the definitions in the pocket chart and they would go match the words with the definition (or the other way around). Together we would check the pocket chart to see if they got them correct. Click here to link to a free pdf file of the vocabulary cards: Chemistry Vocabulary page 1 of the vocabulary cards Chapter 9: Polymers After reading about polymers the experiment was to observe a change in properties as two polymers are added together. The kids were very excited to discover the fun, gooey glue that you get when you mix together white glue and laundry starch! Little sister had lots of fun playing with the goo after the experiment was over! Chapter 10: Biological Polymers: Proteins and DNA The final chapter is on DNA and in addition to the experiment in the text, we are going to extend the unit for a couple of weeks with some supplemental hands-on kits: A DNA model from the Science Wiz kit. Have you used Real Science 4 Kids? What did you think of the curriculum?
Make your own acid/base indicator with red cabbage! Here’s a science activity that will have your kids saying, “Wow!” Did you know that red cabbage can be used as a pH indicator? Yep, you can tell if something is an acid or a base just by mixing it with red cabbage juice! It’s pretty cool! […]
Learn about the world around them with this Steel wool and vinegar reaction experiment for kids exploring simple chemical reactions.
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Implement Game-Based Learning to Develop Student's Conceptual understanding of Chemical Formula
Magic milk is a cool science experiment for kids of all ages! Learn how different molecules in milk interact with soap!
As part of your homeschool science, learn about chemical reactions. These chemical change experiments are easy to do at home, so let your tweens try out as many as possible to see different reactions.
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Set up a wizard's or witch's potion lab with a super simple Halloween chemistry experiment. Explore a fun exothermic chemical reaction.
Chemistry is king when it comes to making science cool! These 10 completely awesome chemistry experiments will make anyone enjoy science.
Easy osmosis experiment for kids that will make a fun science fair project! Learn all about cell membranes and how osmosis works!
A chemistry Ph.D. student wanted to make her thesis more accessible to her friends and family, so she turned it into a comic book.
Most kids have a natural curiosity about the world and the way things work. That makes it easy to teach them some basic science concepts in fun hands-on ways. In the past we have done a Magnet Exploration which proved to be very engaging. Today, I am sharing another one of our Easy Experiments. Making Color Disappear seems very magical for kids, but there are some scientific concepts at work. For more fun with color check out our Outdoor Color Station. Easy Experiments You will need: See through cups Water Food Coloring Bleach Pipette Like most easy experiments, this requires adult supervision. I would
10 fun ways to learn about atoms and molecules for kids - with simple instructions to build a model atom as a building block for learning.
Botany, biology, physics, astrology, and chemistry, oh my! Check out this super fun collection of hands-on Montessori science experiments for kids!
Don't overcomplicate your chemistry lessons. You can do more than you think with supplies already lying around your house, kitchen chemistry.
If you've got a little chemist in your house, teaching them about acids and bases is a fun and fascinating project. Since acids and bases are everyday substances, it's easy to make the concepts relatable. You can discuss things that help...
Why do we have bones? Make a model of the spine using candy, cotton reels or a pool noodle, draw a skeleton, find out why bones are strong and more.
You won’t believe how easy it is to whip up this hot ice science experiment! Just like all of our favorite science projects for kids.
Explore the amazing properties of homemade invisible ink using a heat free method, plus we share 3 more ways you can make invisible ink.
Try these fun and educational activities for kids. Make a volcano, a tornado, glitter jars (like snow globes), giant bubbles, dry ice bubbles, and more.
Make a fun optical illusion using a straw and two squares of card. Trick your eyes into seeing both pictures at the same time.
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This is a new resource covering how to calculate moles. This resource includes 1: A power point to lead students through the lesson 2: An inquiry question starter activity 3: 2 working out the number and mass of moles tasks 4: A working out how many moles of an element circus activity 5: A dice game plenary activity 6: The Avogadro number game Thanks for looking
What IS sound? Can you SEE sound? Can you FEEL sound? In this post we'll answer all these questions by sharing how to see sound experiments for kids.
