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ACS Adventures in Chemistry
The American Chemical Society’s Adventures in Chemistry matches small experiments with explanations of the science behind them.
Experiments include moving colors through milk, testing absorbent materials, exploring slime and looking at energy transfer. The milk activity follows a pattern of gathering materials, observing, changing something and then reading about molecules. For children who want to know why a result happened, there are vocabulary and everyday-science sections too.
- Ages
- School-age investigations with an adult
- Works on
- Web browser
- Topics
- Science
- Languages
- English
- Listed
- 2026-10-11
What kids do
- Observe colors moving in milk
- Investigate absorbency
- Explore slime materials
- Read everyday chemistry explanations
Who it suits
School-age children experimenting alongside a grown-up are who the society has in mind.
Notes for parents
Each experiment comes with written instructions listing what it needs.
What you need
- Adult help
- Equipment listed in each experiment
- Activity materials
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In these guides
- Science experiments at home with everyday materials: Science activities for kids from museum and science-society sites: colors in milk, static electricity, a bean in a jar, shadows and sunshine.
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