Mr. Carman's Blog

Please note: Supermarket Science has been discontinued following the 2009-2010 school year due to upcoming changes in science requirements by the Ohio Department of Education.

I’m leaving the labs for the class up here in case any other teachers would like to use them in their own classes, but they will not be updated as of August 2010.  These are PDF versions – if you would like Microsoft Word .DOC versions so you can make your own changes, please feel free to contact me at ke_ccarman *at* kentschools *dot* net.

Heat Labs

• Boiling Water in a Paper Cup
• What Makes Popcorn “Pop”?
  
• How Much Energy is in a Nut?

Solutions Labs

• Investigating Hard and Soft Water
• Natural Indicators
• Detecting Phosphates in Cola
• Chemistry of Invisible Inks
• Ink Chromatography
• Layers of Liquids
• Molecular Crystals: Sugar

Minerals Labs

• Osmosis in Eggs
• Calcium and the Rubber Chicken
• Detecting Calcium Propionate in Bread

Fat Labs

• Investigating Milk
• Making Cheese
• Making Ice Cream
• Are Your French Fries Greasy?
• The Fat Content of Ground Beef
• Mayonnaise, an Edible Emulsion

Sugar Labs

• Are All Sugars Sweet?
• Artificial Fragrances
• The Chemistry of Bruised Fruit
• Bananas: The Riper They Are, the Sweeter They Are
• Making Marshmallows
• A Chemical Apple Pie
  

Protein Labs

• Tests for Protein
• Chemistry of the Permanent Wave
• What is a Cooked Egg?
• Plant Enzymes that Digest Protein
• Making Glue
• Hot Peppers and Capsaicin

Vitamin & Medicine Labs

• Testing for Vitamin C in Drinks
• Testing Antacid Tablets
• Testing Aspirin

Soap Labs

• Preparing Soap
• High Quality Facial Soap
• Making Cleansing Cream
  

Cleaning Labs

• How Strong is Your Cleaner?
• Cleaning Compounds and Dirty Surfaces
• Removing Tarnish From Silver

Plastics Labs

• Plastics By the Numbers
• Polychromic Polymers
  

Paper Labs

• Recycling Paper
  

Fun Labs

• The Chemis-tree
• Borax Snowflake Ornaments
• Homemade Play-Dough