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Homemade Ice Cream

06 Jan 2009 / 1 Comment / in Chemistry, Featured/by Carl

Making ice cream is actually pretty easy to do and you don’t need any fancy equipment if you’re just making small batches for fun. This is a great Saturday afternoon activity. You’ll be surprised at how good it actually tastes. Just keep in mind this is not low-fat low-calorie. In fact you’d be better off calling this the full-fat high-cal version. This recipe is enough for one person to make one dish, but you can always scale it up a bit so you can share with friends as well.
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Make a non-toxic lava lamp at home

06 Jan 2009 / 3 Comments / in Chemistry/by Carl

This is one of our most popular do at home activities! With just a few items from your kitchen you can create a bubbling version of a lava lamp. To get started gather up some vegetable oil, water, food coloring, a plastic bottle and some effervescing (the bubbling kind) antacid tablets.

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How to make Slime

05 Jan 2009 / 2 Comments / in Chemistry, Featured/by Carl

Slime is one of those easy-to-do, fun activities that never gets old. There is something that everyone loves about making a substance that is gooey and gross. It always reminds me of Halloween and of course, chemistry and polymers. Read more →

The Amazing expanding bar of soap

05 Jan 2009 / 0 Comments / in Chemistry/by Carl

Who would have thought that soap could be so much fun? Not only does Ivory soap float in water, but if you heat it in a microwave it will expand into a mass of soap about three times larger than the bar. This experiment also generates some strong soapy smells – so be prepared!

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