The ACS encourages safety and caution with all experiments.

Before conducting any of the suggested experiments on this page, please familiarize yourself with these two lab safety manuals.

• GRADES 7–12 – American Chemical Society
• Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories

Experiments and Linked Instructions Below

• Make Your Own Paper
• Mentos and Diet Soda Fountain
• Invisible Ink
• Alum Crystals
• Baking Soda Volcano
• Lava Lamp Experiment
• Slime Experiments
• Water Fireworks
• Ice Cream Experiment

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More Experiment Ideas

• https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/adventures-in-chemistry.html
• http://www.3plearning.com/blog/simple-chemistry-experiments-kids-home/
• https://www.thoughtco.com/safe-science-experiments-604178