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Subject: Chemistry

Polarized light passing through sugar water reveals beautiful colors.

Make a simple battery that will light an LED.

Examine the baby plants inside the seeds we eat.

Use color chromatography to separate black ink.

See why ocean acidification is giving some marine organisms shell shock.

Discover the relationship between temperature and volume of a given amount of gas.

Use air pressure to calculate the weight of a car.

Have a gas with the conservation of mass.

Visualize air pressure with the help of a self-rolling pet toy.

Discover the real taste of candy.

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