Archive for April, 2009
Experiment with Vitamin C
When you mix ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) and iodine, something cool happens: the solution turns blue for a second or two, then returns to the color of the juice. If you keep adding the iodine, the mixture will turn a very inky dark blue color. Why is this? Here’s a kid friendly explanation.
Chemistry Science Projects
Chemistry Science Projects. As students head out of elementary to middle and high school, they are expected to do more advanced science projects – like an experiment involving chemical change. We have a couple of chemical change science projects that our boys have done. These are slightly more advanced, yet still have easy to find supplies and are relatively easy to do.Our most popular project involving chemicals is Vitamin “C”itrus. This experiment determines which fruit has the most vitamin C.