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Chemistry

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High School

Course Info

Instructors

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Chemistry

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Level

High School

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Science
- Chemistry

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Science & Math
- Chemistry

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Demonstration Videos

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Demonstration Videos

Anatomy of a Glowstick

Briggs-Rauscher Reaction

Bringin' Home the Bacon

Colorful Indicators

Death of a Gummy Bear

Elements on Fire

Let It Snow

Let's Drink To That

Midas' Magic

Mirror Mirror

Instructor Insights

Bassam Shakhashiri Bio

Lecture Notes

Chemiluminescence: What's Inside a Light Stick Anyway?

Communicating Science via Demonstrations

Midas' Magic

Silver Water: Creating a Silver Mirrored Flask

Simulate the Colors in Firewords

Splendor of One Chemical Reaction

Superabsorbent Polymers

Toasting a Gummy Candy

Toxic Compounds from Cooking "Cracking" Bacon Fat

Water to Wine to Milk to Beer

Course Info

Instructors

Departments

Chemistry

As Taught In

Level

High School

Course Info

Instructors

Departments

Chemistry

As Taught In

Level

High School

Topics

Science
- Chemistry

Topics

Science & Math
- Chemistry

Learning Resource Types

Demonstration Videos

Instructor Insights

Lecture Notes

Download Course

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