National Chemistry Week Experiments - Grades 1- 3

Experiments listed below were originally published in hardcopy under the title "Wonderful Water" in 1994 at Dalhousie University for National Chemistry Week. Acknowledgements

Wonderful Water

Amazing Powder
Demonstrate the amazing effect that a powder from diapers has on water...

Brim to Brim
Show that two pieces of matter cannot be in the same space at the same time...

Broken Pencil?
Show that looking at objects through water makes them appear different...

Dry Paper
Keep a piece of paper towel dry even after placing it under water...

Evaporation in Action
Observe the process of evaporation...

Expansion on Freezing
Show that water expands when it is frozen...

Guessing Game
Demonstrate the difference between objects that sink and float...

Hot Sips
Observe hot water rise in cold water...

How to Make Six-Sided Snowflakes

Ice Fishing
Lift an ice cube out of a glass of water using a piece of string...

"Magic" Screen
Show that water will not drip through fabric, even though the fabric is not water-proofed, because water likes to stick together...

Moved by Marbles
Observe that two things cannot occupy the same space at the same time...

Musical Glass
Cause a goblet of water to emit sound...

Over the Rim
Show that water likes to stick together and can even rise about the edge of its container...

Soapy Stories
Demonstrate the effects of soap on water...

Super Snowflakes
Demonstrate what the smallest particle of water looks like and to use this to show how snowflakes are made...

Racing Water Droplets
Observe water droplets as they race down a hill...

Rainbow in Your Room
Observe the separation of colours in white light using water...

Water and Sand
Show that a glass of sand has air in it...

Water Magnifies
Show that looking at objects through water makes them appear larger...