Chemical Reactions

CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CSO's 


Program Summary:

Chemical Reactions is a fun, hands-on way to introduce students to the excitement of chemistry. Students perform an experiment, make observations and hypothesize about the results.


Program Outline:

1. Basic chemical reaction. Students off-site and presenter at Clay Center perform together.

2. Interactive question and answer session as students share their observations.

3. Interactive discussion session as students hypothesize about the results and what created the heat in their exothermic reactions.

4. Further experimentation to discover answers to hypotheses.


Supplies:

Teachers/facilitators will need to provide:

Portion cups
Water
Calcium Chloride (sidewalk salt – available at hardware store, Wal-mart, etc.)
Baking soda
Ziploc baggies (sandwich size)


Required Information:

To register for this program, please contact Michael Cross at 304-561-3562 or email at mcross@theclaycenter.org. 


Activities:
(may be done wither pre- or post-Stufee show; designed for partner teams)

Instant Meringue (Instructions)
Egg white
9 oz plastic cup
Water
Vinegar
Baking soda


Alka Seltzer Blasters (Instructions)
Alka Seltzer tablets
Film canister
Water



NOTE: Activities supply lists are only for pre- and post-Chemical Reactions.


Email: education@theclaycenter.org
Phone: 304-561-3563