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These are center activities for a 2 week unit on Kitchen Chemistry. Hands-on activities are adapted from suggestions in Steve Spangler's book, "Naked Eggs And Flying Potatoes Book: Unforgettable Experiments That Make Science Fun!" QR Codes linked to each center (to print as center signs) are available as a Google Doc. The PDF file I'm using to manage student groups and daily center assignments is also available via Google Drive.
Check out IESYukon student "Narrated Slideshows" (created with the iPad app Explain Everything) describing some of the procedures and things we learned in our Kitchen Chemistry experiments and activities! These are linked in a YouTube playlist. Here is one example.
There are 8 center activities for this unit. 5 of the activities are hands-on labs, and 3 are videos. For each center, students will post a reflection to their blog or to our class AudioBoo account. On day 2 of this unit (because of a teacher absence) students are watching Geek Week - The Spangler Effect LIVE! from August 6, 2013 on YouTube.Experiments
There are 8 center activities for this unit. 5 of the activities are hands-on labs, and 3 are videos. For each center, students will post a reflection to their blog or to our class AudioBoo account. On day 2 of this unit (because of a teacher absence) students are watching Geek Week - The Spangler Effect LIVE! from August 6, 2013 on YouTube.Experiments
Chemistry Videos
Chemistry Videos
Want more? Check out the 55 videos in Steve Spangler's "Sick Science" Chemistry YouTube playlist!
Advance Preparation and Supplies
Advance Preparation and Supplies
Needed Supplies
Cooler for water (sinking soda)
Microwave (soap souffle)
measuring cup
measuring spoons
safety glasses
dinner plates
Needed Consumables
6 12 oz soda cans: 3 diet, 3 regular
double pan balance (scale)
Taco Bell taco sauce packets (LOTS - different flavors)
small styrofoam plates (taco sauce penny cleaner)
large styrofoam plates (soap souffle)
Iodized salt
Vinegar (taco sauce penny cleaner AND Auto-inflating balloon)
Tomato paste
Ivory soap and other kinds of soap
Banking Soda
Latex balloons
small plastic bottles (auto-inflating balloon)
milk (whole)
food coloring (read, yellow, green, blue)
cotton swabs
Dawn dish soap
For clean up
Tubs for rinse water
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