by STAO ADMIN | Nov 12, 2019
This demonstration illustrates the importance of enzymes in the human body. Enzymes catalyze many important chemical reactions in the body. This demonstration is a visual example of how the enzyme catalase, which is present in all cells, but in highest concentrations...
by STAO ADMIN | Nov 12, 2019
This quick demonstration is a highly visual illustration of the use of acid-base indicators to determine pH. Milk of magnesia is mostly a suspension of magnesium hydroxide in water. Magnesium hydroxide is a strong base that readily neutralizes hydrochloric acid....
by STAO ADMIN | Nov 12, 2019
This demonstration is an entertaining way to introduce simple chemical reactions and the types of evidence that indicate the occurrence of chemical change, including the production of a gas. A link can be provided to the gas tests conducted in Grade 9 to help focus...
by STAO ADMIN | Nov 12, 2019
This demonstration illustrates the presence and importance of chemistry in everyday objects, including our food. It is an interesting way to start the discussion of acids and bases or to connect acids and bases to the pH scale and extend the discussion to acid-base...
by STAO ADMIN | Nov 12, 2019
In this activity, students mix a given quantity of salt with a fixed volume of water. Mass and volume measurements are made before and after mixing to determine if these quantities change. Students observe that mass is conserved during dissolving while volume is...
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