National Chemistry Week Experiments - Grades 4-6

Experiments listed below were originally published in hardcopy under the title "Discovering Chemistry" in 1993 at Dalhousie University for National Chemistry Week. Acknowledgements

Discovering Chemistry

Baking, Brewing and Bodybuilding
Carry out starch digestion and glucose fermentation

Bones in Knots
Tie chicken bones in knots with the help of chemical changes...

Chemical Word Searches
Search for chemistry in and around you...

Colour Mixing
Observe the mixing of primary colours to form secondary colours...

Crystal Garden
Create a crystal garden...

Crystal Streamers
Observe a solid as it dissolves in a liquid to produce streamers of colour...

Elements at Home
You can have fun collecting 10 or more uncombined elements in your own home...

Falling Spheres
Make spheres of coloured water float between a layer of water and oil...

Green Pennies
Demonstrate a chemical change using pennies and vinegar...

Growing Fingernails
Compare the growth rates of thumbnails

Hidden Colors
Find out what colours are hidden in different coloured inks...

In Suspense
Examine the characteristics of a cornstarch suspension...

Magnetic Chemistry
All chemicals are affected by magnets. The most strongle attracted are...

Making Rock Candy
Make your own rock candy...

Microwaves and Water
You can do a startling experiment in a microwave...

Soap and Cells: Making molecules 'Stand on Their Heads'
Soap films can be spread on water almost instantly in this experiement.

The Erupting Volcano
Cause a minitaure volcanic eruption...

The Disappearing Egg Shell
Remove the shell from an egg without breaking the egg...

The Paper Bag Mystery
Find out what is hidden inside an inflated paper lunch bag...