Course Program

Your Personal Journey
Introduction to Chemistry
  • What is Chemistry?---
  • Basic Chemical Safety---
  • Understanding Atoms and Molecules---
  • Introduction to Elements---
Materials and Their Properties
  • What are Solids, Liquids, and Gases?---
  • Density and Buoyancy---
  • Solubility: What Mixes and What Doesn’t---
  • Understanding Conductivity---
Fun with Reactions
  • Simple Chemical Reactions Explained---
  • Acids, Bases, and Indicators---
  • Rusting and Preventing Rust---
  • Fun with Baking Soda and Vinegar---
Experiments with Colored Chemistry
  • Learning About pH with Colors---
  • The Science of Food Coloring---
  • Making Your Own Litmus Paper---
  • Creating a Lava Lamp Experiment---
Chemistry at Home
  • Understanding Household Chemicals---
  • Soap Making and Testing---
  • Kitchen Chemistry: Edible Experiments---
  • Build Your Own Volcano---
Environmental Chemistry
  • Why are Soap and Detergents Different?---
  • Detective Work with Pollution Sources---
  • Investigating Biodegradability---
  • Oil-Spill Clean-up Challenge---