Cinnamon
The bark of a tree, cinnamon comes
from a tropical evergreen, a member
of the laurel family. True cinnamon
is native to Sri Lanka.
How Soaps and Detergents are Made
October
20 - 26, 2002
is National Chemistry week!
Chemistry
keeps us clean in many different ways.
Learn about how soaps and detergents
are made.
Gluep
Have
you experienced substances like Silly
Putty® and Gak®?
How do these substances behave? Do
you have any idea why they behave
as they do? Try this activity and
find out for yourself!
Limonene
On
a hot summer day there is nothing
like a thirst quenching glass of Lemonade
or Orange Juice. The scent of oranges
and lemons come from mirror images
of the SAME material. Investigate
for yourself.
Fireworks
What
makes fireworks glow? There are two
main mechanisms of color production
in fireworks, incandescence and luminescence.
Oxybenzone
When
reading a bottle containing a material
that protects you from UV Rays, here
are some definitions that might help
you in making a decision about which
material to use while spending time
in the sun.
Polytetrafluoroethylene
(PTFE)
PTFE
is used to make non-stick cooking
pans and anything else that needs
to be slippery or non-stick.
KEVLAR®
What
is this substance that is used in
the productionof over 200 products
from space vehicles to brake pads?
It's Kevlar®.
The
Smell of Christmas
One
of many Christmas pleasures is the
aroma of a freshly cut tree.
What
makes trees smell so nice?
Denatonium
Benzoate
The
Most Bitter Substance
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