Learn how to make a smoke bomb with sugar and potassium nitrate. This is the easy and classic homemade smoke bomb recipe. How to Make a Smoke Bomb This entry was posted on May 29, 2022 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on July 5, 2024)
Learn how to make flash paper or nitrocellulose. Here are 3 easy ways to make it, with tips on how to store and use it. How to Make Flash Paper or Nitrocellulose – 3 Easy ... This entry was posted on April 23, 2022 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 2, 2022)
This easy two color luminescent reaction displays chemiluminescence in glowing red and then blue. Here's what you do. Two Color Chemiluminescent Reaction This entry was posted on February 20, 2022 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on April 2, 2025)
Do candy chromatography and separate pigments in food colorings and dyes. Here are instructions for both young kids and science students. Candy Chromatography Science Project This entry was posted on February 1, 2022 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on November 19, 2024)
Perform the gallium beating heart experiment using either of two methods. Both are safer than the mercury beating heart. Gallium Beating Heart Experiment This entry was posted on January 12, 2022 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on April 15, 2025)
Make a lemon battery and use it to power an LED or other small electrical device. Learn how the experiment works. Lemon Battery Experiment This entry was posted on January 5, 2022 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 12, 2026)
Colored fire spray bottles demonstration the principles of the flame test and emission spectra. Here is how to make and use them safely. Colored Fire Spray Bottles This entry was posted on December 28, 2021 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on April 14, 2024)
Find fun Christmas chemistry projects and experiments, including silver ornaments, crystal snowflakes, fake snow, and colored fire. Christmas Chemistry Projects and Experiments This entry was posted on December 23, 2021 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on December 10, 2024)
Learn how to make copper sulfate, a blue chemical used for growing crystals and other chemistry experiments. How to Make Copper Sulfate (Copper Sulphate) This entry was posted on December 22, 2021 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on July 15, 2023)