Chemistry science fair projects using french fries, gumdrops, soap, and other organic stuff
[Book]
/ Robert Gardner and Barbara Gardner Conklin
Berkeley Heights, NJ
: Enslow Publishers,
, c2004.
128 p. , ill. , 24 cm.
(Chemistry! best science projects)
Electronic
Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index.
Discover the world of organic chemistry with the use of common household products and easy instructions.
1. Organic Chemistry in Your Life -- 1.1. Chromatography -- 1.2. Testing for Acids and Bases -- 1.3. A Teary Experiment -- 1.4. Acidic Effects on Other Items -- 1.5. Growing Crystals -- 2. Compounds of Carbon -- 2.1. Molecular Models -- 2.2. Ionic and Covalent Bonds -- 2.3. Models of Other Organic Molecules -- 2.4. Alkenes and Alkynes -- 2.5. Isomers -- 3. Polar and Nonpolar Compounds -- 3.1. Polar and Nonpolar Compounds -- 3.2. Polarity, Alcohols, and Organic Acids -- 3.3. Polarity, Solubility, and Density -- 3.4. Polarity, Soap, and Suds -- 3.5. Food Coloring, Water, Milk, and Soap -- 3.6. Cis-Trans Isomers -- 3.7. Polymers and Diapers -- 3.8. Polymers and Plastics -- 4. Food: Organic Compounds -- 4.1. Testing for Carbohydrates -- 4.2. Heating Carbohydrates -- 4.3. Testing for Fat in Food -- 4.4. Testing for Proteins -- 4.5. A Catalyst for the Reaction of an Organic Compound -- 5. Baking: Organic Chemistry in the Kitchen -- 5.1. Making Popovers: Using Air and Steam as Leavening Agents -- 5.2. Baking Soda as a Leavening Agent -- 5.3. Baking Powder as a Leavening Agent -- 5.4. The Same Recipe Using Different Leavening Agents -- 5.5. Yeast as a Leavening Agent -- 5.6. Testing Flours for Gluten Content.
Chemistry, Organic , Experiments , Juvenile literature