Chemistry Wrap-Up


Chemistry Wrap-Up

This is the conclusion of the chemistry study. Certainly this unit can be taken much further, than what I have presented. Depending on the age of the child being taught, many other avenues can be persued. I encourage you to not fear chemistry. Chemistry is a very easy science to learn, and one that children can really enjoy. Below are a few suggestions for various ages:

  • Review and learn some of the periodic table.

  • Make a word search using chemistry words.

  • Write a report on one or several chemists.

  • Draw what molecules would look like if they were a solid, liquid or gas.

  • Label the parts of the atom.

  • Perform the "Smelly Balloon" experiment. Using a funnel, pour some perfume in a balloon. Blow up the balloon and tie it off. Wait about 1 hour and smell the balloon. Can you smell the perfume? Balloons actually have tiny holes in them, in which the perfume can escape. The perfume floats up into the air, as a gas. Your nose can sense the particles that escape the balloon.

  • Think about this, every time you smell something gross, like the garbage, you are actually inhaling tiny molecules of the garbage that have floated up in the air, as a gas.

  • Try doing Chomatography. http://www.themestream.com/articles.1700...

  • Try making silly putty. http://www.themestream.com/articles.1689...

  • Make dancing raisins. http://www.themestream.com/articles.1692...

  • Make carbon dioxide. http://www.themestream.com/articles.1692...

  • Make a water lens. http://www.themestream.com/articles.1695...

  • Make distilled water. http://www.themestream.com/articles.1697...

  • Make a chemical reaction balloon. http://www.themestream.com/articles.1700...

  • Print out some clip art to use as a chemistry notebook cover, or for the kids to color in.

  • Check out the web site: http://www.schoolexpress.com/ This site has a ton of free worksheets, including ones for science. This site also has a certificate maker. Make your child a Chemistry certificate of achievement.

  • Make homemade bread, and talk about the chemical reaction that occurs when the yeast makes the bread rise.

  • Make Jello, and talk about solids, liquids and gasses.

  • Try to relate chemistry to your everyday life.

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