We recently made an iodine clock in the Jarring Science Club (which you can check out here), and we found that although that project is pretty complicated, there was a fun reaction that occurred along the way. This reaction occurred when vitamin C reacted with iodine. We later found out that the iodine and vitamin …
Chemistry
If you haven’t tried doing a lava lamp experiment with your students yet, make this your year! It’s such a fun and simple addition to no-prep STEM activities. I’ve also designed a printable lava lamp experiment worksheet that you can use along with this experiment to scale the activity for any grade level between preschool …
Halloween is the perfect time to celebrate the mad scientist in all of us. Try this fun erupting mad scientist potion in your Halloween mad scientist potion lab. It is so easy, and safe for kids! Halloween is the perfect time to renew a child’s interest in science. There are so many spooky, sciency things …
Can you make slime that acts like a spiderweb? Learn how to make spider web slime and find out if you can! Just two ingredients creates sticky spider silk for hours of fun! Halloween is one of the favorite holidays at our house. In fact, with seven weeks to go to Halloween, my youngest just …
My kids wanted to know how to make real slime without borax. Is it possible? We spent weeks trying to see what other ingredients could be used to make slime. After many trial and error experiments learning how to make slime in all different types of ways, we came up with this alternative slime recipe …
Nothing says happy like a pretty rainbow. And this amazing rainbow slime will be a HUGE hit in your science classroom, or just at home! Keep reading to learn how to make rainbow slime. We love slime recipes. It’s one of our favorite things to make. Slime is fun because it is always impressive to …