Experiments & Demos

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http://chemmovies.unl.edu/chemistry/beckerdemos/bd000.html

QuickTime movies of 60 demos. Dave has been directing his substantial experience and expertise in chemistry education toward improving the teaching of high school chemistry. See more of his work on my High School page.

http://dvaction.northwestern.edu

around 80 images and/or videos illustrating various chemical techniques

now at   http://www.geocities.com/molerat1964/default.htm

formerly at   http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/index.htm

nearly 100 experiments and demos, many of interest to the younger set.

http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/kidz/index.html

this site really belongs on my "HazMatters" page, but I put it here to be with the other kid-oriented sites -- and of course, safety should be the prime consideration when doing experiments anyway.

http://www.delta.edu/slime/

ewwwwww, sliiimmmme!  Actually, the URL changed, and so did the page itself, but now there's a downloadable [.PDF] Dr. Slime coloring book and other things for young folks

http://tli.jefferson.k12.ky.us/bobandmissy/

Has 30 inquiry/problem-solving activities/experiments in Acrobat .PDF format

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chemlab/

lots of good stuff here, including illustrated descriptions of common lab techniques

http://129.93.84.115/Chemistry/DoChem/DoChem00.html

Descriptions, keywords, teacher's guides, protocols, and procedures for 134 different experiments.

http://library.thinkquest.org/2690/exper/exper.htm

http://www.ekidplace.com/science.htm

might be OK, but all those annoying, almost-impossible-to-get-rid-of ads for BONZIBuddy and InternetBoost downloads have GOT TO GO!

http://www.chem4kids.com

yeah, it's a repeat listing -- but it fits well here

http://www.bayerus.com/msms/fun/index.html

a well-laid-out site for children [and their parents and teachers] that includes some experiments, an interactive periodic table, and other goodies.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/

definitely worth exploring -- online or in person! 

www.pfizerfunzone.com/index.html

as long as I'm grouping all the stuff for younger folks together.....

http://www.funsci.com/texts/index_en.htm

most, but not all, deal with optics

 http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/SCIFUN.HTML

a website from the king of chemical demos ! Has experiments that can be done at home and lots more

Science Demonstrations by Charles E Ophardt at Elmhurst College, IL

http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/demos/index.html

includes ~40 that can be done at home with ordinary stuff
and ~60 requiring lab chemicals

http://www-toys.science.unitn.it/toys/en-html/en-indice.html

neat stuff from several areas of physics

http://www.chymist.com/toy_store.html

good explanations accompany the instructions for a number of interesting activities

http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/quickndirty/quickneasy.html

separate pages of activities for preschool, early and late elementary, middle, and high school

http://ice.chem.wisc.edu/

"... has books, kits, and tools to help you communicate the relevance, excitement, and fun of chemistry." In addition to teaching materials, ICE also has outreach activities, teacher workshops, and is developing a list of links.

http://www.sandlotscience.com/ 

over 100 original exhibits, most dealing with illusions

http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/

A good place to start to plan that project.

http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.html

For elements: Flash Cards, Math Game, Crossword, Hangman, Concentration, Matching; also other games in science, math, and reading. And while you're there, check out the other sci-ed resources.

http://mrsec.wisc.edu/EDETC/index.html

All sorts of neat stuff you can do -- modeling with Legos, QuickTime nanomovies, resources/references, .... Thanks to Larry Woolf at General Atomics < http://www.sci-ed-ga.org > for this tip 

http://www.kitchenculturekit.com/index.htm

Plant tissue culture in home or classroom without expensive equipment. Products, information, and links.

http://www.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/nat_Fak_IV/Organische_Chemie/Didaktik/Keusch/link.htm 

http://www.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/nat_Fak_IV/Organische_Chemie/Didaktik/Keusch/link-d.htm 

you can also get there by going to   http://www-oc.chemie.uni-regensburg.de/  >> Akad. Dir. P. Keusch, Fachdidaktik Chemie [which takes you to the German version] >> English version >> Links  

Earlier, I had written: Sure, I could have just pirated all the links here that I didn't have already, but it's easier and better this way....  Herr Akademic Direktor Keusch has assembled an impressive array of experimental info, with a wealth of inorganic demos from all over the world, along with his own excellent videos [you'll need Real Player] for organic experiments.
Many thanks to Peter for helping me correct the links to this site.
As of 4/24/03 the site is bigger and better than ever!

http://orgchem.colorado.edu/hndbksupport/ochemlabtech.html

absolutely fabulous illustrated presentations on organic lab techniques and spectroscopy -- another real tour de force -- I wish I had done something nearly as good.

and the Organic Chem Course Page

http://orgchem.colorado.edu/index.html

http://www.labarchive.net

http://labarchive.dynu.com/

Brand new! Alpha version has over 100 chemistry experiments as of 11/15/01, but Cathy envisions it expanding to encompass much more, including biology and physics as well. Everything is free, and others are encouraged to contribute their experiments.

http://ghg.ecn.purdue.edu/~ghg/

George is the guy who has achieved quite a bit of notoriety for his large-scale demos involving liquid oxygen and charcoal grills. There are still photos and MPEG movies of a number of such events at this site.

http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/departments/chemistry/151LLWeb/

A nice set of experiments with photos.

Chemical Demonstrations by Oliver Seely at CSU Dominguez Hills

http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/demos/index.htm

http://chemistry.csudh.edu/oliver/demos/index.htm

The primary emphasis of this profusely-illustrated site is on the proper use of  laboratory equipment.

http://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/delights/

http://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/delights/texts/

http://www.chem.leeds.ac.uk/delights/animations/

40 experiments explained, > 500 photos and ~ 30 animated GIF files.

http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/demos/

another winner! Instructions and QuickTime videos of a large number of well-organized chemistry demos.

http://qsad.bu.edu/ogaf/

 Neat experiments with text, instructions, and illustrations demonstrating fractal behavior in: electrochemical deposition, viscous fingering, resistor networks, bacterial colonies, and Liesegang patterns.  

http://chem-courses.ucsd.edu/CoursePages/Uglabs/Lecture.demos/

descriptions and procedures for 50 demonstrations and/or experiments

http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/kboudrea/demos.htm

 with major emphasis on pyrotechnic displays

http://www.chem.uiuc.edu/clcwebsite/demos.html

a fairly short but well-chosen list of demos with QuickTime and Windows Media videos. And check out the rest of the CLC site while you're there.

http://www.umr.edu/~gbert/bertrand.html    keep hitting "Refresh"

Gary presented a paper to the April '01 CONFCHEM. This site has animated presentations of: Bomb Calorimetry, Dissolution Processes, VSEPR, Buoyancy Effects, Intermolecular Interactions in the Gas Phase, Loren Hepler's Magic Jumping Beans, Thermodynamics of Batteries, Nuclear Decay, and Uncertainty Calculator

http://www.chem.uic.edu/marek/
http://www.ncusd203.org/north/depts/science/chem/marek/

     another really together high school teacher's site with great info on DEMOS!  
Also presented a paper in the April '01 ConfChem

http://taste.merlot.org/  the "tasting room"

http://www.merlot.org/Home.po   the home page

http://chemistry.merlot.org/Home.po   the chemistry section

BrowseArtifacts.po-catcode=97&browsecat=1 cool chem stuff

A free and open resource for faculty and students in higher education, MERLOT is the product of a consortium of (mostly) public institutions of higher education [including CCC's and CSU] with divisions devoted to biology, business, chemistry, engineering, health science, history, information technology, mathematics, music, physics, psychology, and teacher education.

http://mattson.creighton.edu/  >> Microscale Gas Experiments

Details for preparing 17 different gases and additional experiments that can be done with them. Also other miscellaneous useful stuff.

http://genchem.chem.wisc.edu/demonstrations/physical/pchem_demos.html

pictures, descriptions and references for a wide variety of demos

http://genchem.chem.wisc.edu/demonstrations/General_Chemistry_Demos.html

pictures, descriptions and references for a wide variety of demos

http://www.hcrs.at

Nur auf deutsch bestellt, aber hier findet man ausgezeichneten und  nützliche Informationen für interessante Versuche und unkonventionelle elektrikalische Experimente mit  theoretischen Erklärungen. Seriously, folks, these "two guys from Stockerau [Austria]" have put together a really fine -- and colorful -- site with pictures,  videos, and explanations of physics demos and lots more. Even if your German is rustier than mine, you'll find this site is worth scoping out!

http://www.amasci.com/emotor/kelvin.html

Theoretical background and practical instructions on building this fascinating and effective machine.

Kelvin Generator page by Harald Chmela and Richard Smetana

http://www.hcrs.at/KELVIN.HTM 

Totally in German, but the excellent photos and videos will complement the info at the previous entry.

http://demoroom.physics.ncsu.edu/

with their Top 50 demos and lots of other goodies!

http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~phy-demo/

very brief procedure descriptions with photos and/or diagrams of a very large and well-organized selection of physics demos

http://www.psrc-online.org/

lots of goodies here including links to physics demos

http://www.wfu.edu/physics/pira/pira200/pira200.htm

illustrated setups for 200 demos in mechanics, fluid mechanics, oscillations and waves, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, modern physics, and astronomy

http://www.amasci.com/

Lots of good physics demos, including some for kids. Definitely worth visiting.

http://services.juniata.edu/ScienceInMotion/

Chemistry Lab List at

http://services.juniata.edu/ScienceInMotion/chem/labs.htm

and a pretty extensive list it is!

http://www.slb.com/seed/lab/index.htm

experiments and teacher's notes for a variety of experiments

   http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/bubbles/bubbles.html   

popping good fun!

http://users.silverlink.net/~timer/soapproc.html#Fos

instructions from a woman who does it herself!

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments/

looks like some really neat stuff here from
"the master communicator who shares his passion for teaching people how to be amazing."

http://www.strangematterexhibit.com/

Aimed at the 10-13 age group, this interactive website has five main sections: Zoom Inside Stuff, Transform Stuff, Crush Stuff, Improve Stuff, and Fun Stuff

http://www.chm.davidson.edu/ChemistryApplets/index.html

wow! The index alone prints out at 15 pages! Applets and VRML explorations of atomic structure, chemical analysis, chemical bonding, equilibria, kinetics, crystal structure, gases, phase changes, and calorimetry -- a winner!

http://neon.chem.ox.ac.uk/vrchemistry/

http://ir.chem.cmu.edu/irproject/applets/virtuallab/

JAVA Applets that let you select chemicals to mix and see what happens.

http://www.4chemistry.org/

formerly at http://www.chemistry.sjsu.edu/straus/visioche.htm

really nice illustrated presentations of common organic lab techniques and experiments along with excellent QuickTime™ videos on these techniques.
A definite winner!