Kids, honeycomb candy is easy to make and has an interesting texture that is caused by carbon dioxide bubbles trapped inside it. The carbon dioxide is produced when baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) is added to a hot simple syrup. The bubbles in the candy make it light and give it a honeycomb appeara...

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Kids, have you ever seen a chef cook with pink salt or put their food on a big pink slab that looks like a large marble cutting board? Rock salt is a natural, unrefined salt consisting of large crystals containing mineral impurities. Sometimes the impurities give color to the salt. Therefore, natu...

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Kids, if you just add food coloring to milk, not a whole lot happens. However, it only takes one simple ingredient to turn the milk into a swirling color wheel. Here is what you do.Materials: 2% or whole milk food coloring dishwashing liquid cotton swab plate Instructions: Pour enough m...

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Kids, there are some incredible frozen bubble photos on-line that are amazing. You too can blow bubbles that freeze into delicate frost patterns. You can even pick up the bubbles and examine them before they pop. All you need is bubble solution, a bubble wand, and a cold winter day (below freezing, ...

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Downloadable Newsletter Click here to download The Chemical Bulletin for 2014 March

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Downloadable Newsletter Click here to download The Chemical Bulletin for 2014 February

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Kids, do you like using a black light to check for glowing objects? Do you like to solve clues and riddles? Are you curious about how things are made? If you answered yes to all of these questions then you might like this activity. Some antiques, collectibles and memorabilia have value if they're au...

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Downloadable Newsletter Click here to download The Chemical Bulletin for 2014 January

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