Prepare your own squashed stained slide and be able to identify the phases of plant mitosis and chromosomal development. Students will be able to prepare, stain and mount slides using...
Colored printing helps your students distinguish between metals, non-metals, and noble gas families as well as allowing them to differentiate types of metals, solids, liquids and gases from synthetic elements....
Colored printing helps your students distinguish between metals, non-metals, and noble gas families as well as allowing them to differentiate types of metals, solids, liquids and gasses from synthetic elements....
The most convenient reference guide available- the Periodic Table Pen. This pen holds a double sided updated 2016 Periodic Table. The back side is a handy miniature reference chart. A...
Colored printing helps your students distinguish between metals, non-metals, and noble gas families as well as allowing them to differentiate types of metals, solids, liquids and gases from synthetic elements....
Colored printing helps your students distinguish between metals, non-metals, and noble gas families as well as allowing them to differentiate types of metals, solids, liquids and gases from synthetic elements....
Ferrofluid is a colloidal liquid made of particles less than 10 nanometers in diameter. When exposed to to a magnetic field, the nanoparticles form regular patterns of peaks and valleys....
Understand the definition of nanotechnology as it applies in current usage. Learn of one nanomaterial, ferrofluid, and some of its applications in modern technology. Create magnetite nanoparticles through a precipitation...
Understand the definition of nanotechnology as it applies in current usage. Learn of one nanomaterial, ferrofluid, and some of its applications in modern technology. Create magnetite nanoparticles through a precipitation...
Learn how environmental scientists study pollution by testing air and water samples from your local area! This kit includes nine different tests to determine the air and water quality of...
This kit has been designed to allow the analyst to perform a very simple titration to determine the salinity of their water sample. The titration uses an easily identifiable color...
This kit has been designed to allow the analyst to perform a very simple colorimetric analysis to determine the ammonia nitrogen concentration of their freshwater sample. The analysis yields an...
This kit is designed for an analyst to perform a simple colorimetric test to determine the nitrite and nitrate concentrations of freshwater samples. The reaction yields an easily identifiable color...
This kit has been designed to allow the analyst to perform a very simple titration to determine the alkalinity of their freshwater sample. This kit allows the analyst to determine...
The world’s ocean system contain a dynamic thermohaline current system that is responsible for many aspects of our environment. The experiments in this kit have been designed to help visualize...
In this activity, students will compare two methods of oil spill cleanup: biological and physical. Applying both a special blend of oil degrading microbes and a hydrocarbon encapsulating polymer to...
The problem of acid rain is quite often associated with its effects on aquatic systems. Unfortunately, acid rain can also have devastating effects on terrestrial environments as well. In this...
Acid rain is a term used generically to describe any type of acidic moisture, be it rain, snow, or fog. Acid rain can have devastating effects on not only aquatic...
Understand the importance and value of fresh water and the need to protect and conserve this valuable resource. Realize that a variety of factors, including natural ones, contribute to the...
Students will develop a knowledge of the processes performed at a water treatment plant and understand the reasons for each process. They will perform, on a small-scale, several of the...
The transfer of electrons is part of the metabolic process in living organisms. However, what if it were possible to capture, remove, and use some of these electrons? Could living...
In this demonstration, energy will be produced from combining of hydrogen and oxygen to form water. Platinum will serve as the catalyst and electrodes will be prepared by coating metal...
In this demonstration, energy will be produced from combining of hydrogen and oxygen to form water. Platinum will serve as the catalyst and electrodes will be prepared by coating metal...
Nanotechnology is a field of technology that is described as the control and manipulation of matter in the 1 to 100 nanometer (nm) range. A nanometer is one billionth of...
Students will learn the mechanisms and reactions involved in one type of clock reaction and understand how a clock reaction may provide insight into reaction kinetics. After assembling, performing, and...
Often times, the composition of a mixture may contain a variety of unknown components. In some cases, the components of a mixture may be known but the exact amount of...
Show students it is possible to produce acetylsalicylic acid from a naturally-occurring, renewable resource. Students will convert sodium salicylate to salicylic acid, collect and dry prepared salicylic acid. They may...
Understand the consequences of cultural nutrient overloading on the aquatic environment. Recognize that there may be alternative, more environmentally-friendly alternatives in typical consumer chemical goods. Demonstrate and monitor the effects...
Water pollution is one of the largest threats facing the global population. Water is a finite resource. Once polluted, it cannot be set aside in the hopes that the environment...
In this activity, students will be performing a two-phase process to produce small batches of crude biodiesel. The crude biodiesel produced is of sufficient quality for use in the demonstration...
This comprehensive kit incorporates a variety of scientific techniques all themed around common kitchen materials. Students will perform chromatography on commercial food colors, use chemical tests to identify an unknown...
Aspirin is to this day the most widely used painkiller and largest selling non-prescription medicine in the world. Learn about the history of the development acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and test...
Different shampoos are manufactured from a variety of ingredients to perform a variety of tasks. In this investigation, students will not only learn about the role of several shampoo ingredients,...
With the global population spending over a half a billion dollars a year on commercial antacids, several companies are out there competing for a part of the business. In this...
Though similar in function, soaps and detergents differ in chemistry and performance. Students will examine the similarities and differences in the properties of soap, hand dishwashing detergent, and machine dishwashing...
The history of teeth cleaning agents actually goes back thousands of years. Toothpaste as we know it today however is a comparatively recent development. In this activity, students will investigate...
Forensic chemists are responsible for analyzing and identifying unknown substances, such as drugs and narcotics, that are found at a crime scene. In this activity, students will learn how forensic...
A murder in a quiet house boat community sets the stage for you and your students to test their forensic knowledge. Students will take on the role of a forensic...