Fantastical Chemistry Demos

These super fun and exciting chemistry demonstrations can be used by all teachers at any level to get students excited about the amazing world of chemistry. These easy and practical demos will show your students what we already know ... science is fun! If the video does not appear, click here.

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 1. Introduction (00:00)
 2. Hand Copter (00:07:08)
 3. Bernoulli Blaster (00:08:01)
 4. Windtubes (00:15:08)
 5. Baby Bottle Demo (00:19:47)
 6. Pressure Pullers (00:23:18)
 7. Lil Suctioners (00:30:12)
 8. Harbottle (00:31:40)
 9. Polymer Bead Demo (00:35:27)
10. Sodium Polyacrylate (00:38:21)
11. Instant Snow (00:48:05)
12. Gro Beasts and Spheres (00:50:30)
13. Fortune Fish (00:53:30)
14. Magic Sand (00:55:37)
15. Steel Density Spheres (01:13:48)
16. Poly Density Bottle (01:15:25)
17. Phosphorescent Vinyl (01:18:03)
18. Mysterious Glowing Ball (01:21:35)
19. Smashing Steel Spheres (01:22:57)
20. Piezo Popper (01:24:27)
21. Goldenrod Paper (01:28:23)
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  • Harbottle Differential Pressure Demonstration

    Harbottle Differential Pressure Demonstration

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    Teach about the amazing properties of air pressure.
    $23.95
  • Bernoulli Blaster

    Bernoulli Blaster

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    Easily demonstrate the unexpected effects of low air pressure.
    $6.95
  • Bernoulli's Principle Class Kit

    Bernoulli's Principle Class Kit

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    Teach Bernoulli's Principle easily with this kit!
    $7.95–$25.95
  • Photon MicroLights

    Photon MicroLights

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    Small, unbelievably bright micro-flashlights available in a spectrum of colors.
    $16.95–$94.95
  • Amazing Ice Melting Blocks

    Amazing Ice Melting Blocks

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    One of the most striking thermal energy demonstrations we have seen!
    $21.95
  • Piezo Popper Kit

    Piezo Popper Kit

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    This canister will fly more than 20 feet into the air!
    $7.95
  • Smashing! Steel Sphere Demo Kit

    Smashing! Steel Sphere Demo Kit

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    Graphically illustrate the conversion of mechanical energy into heat energy.
    $28.95
  • Steel Sphere Density Kit

    Steel Sphere Density Kit

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    Great for teaching the skills of observation and deduction!
    $29.95
  • Poly Density Kit

    Poly Density Kit

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    Spontaneous order from disorder! Isn't this a violation of The Second Law of Thermodynamics??
    $19.95
  • Chemical Heat Pack

    Chemical Heat Pack

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    Click a metal disk and watch the liquid crystallize.
    $6.95–$74.95
  • Goldenrod Color-Changing Paper - 100 sheets

    Goldenrod Color-Changing Paper - 100 sheets

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    Turns bright red in bases and returns to bright yellow in acids.
    $16.95
  • Growing Spheres

    Growing Spheres

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    Place these hard crystals in water and they expand about 300 times.
    $6.95
  • Fortune Fish

    Fortune Fish

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    Science phenomenon at its best!
    $6.95–$12.95
  • Fluorescent Magic Sand

    Fluorescent Magic Sand

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    Sand that repels water and never gets wet!
    $6.95
  • Sodium Polyacrylate (Diaper Polymer)

    Sodium Polyacrylate (Diaper Polymer)

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    The super-absorbent polymer found in disposable baby diapers.
    $7.95–$89.95
  • Instant Snow Polymer

    Instant Snow Polymer

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    Is it magic? No, it's science!
    $8.95–$99.95
  • Polymer Bead Demonstration

    Polymer Bead Demonstration

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    Great for explaining self-siphoning polymers.
    $19.95
  • Write & See Squares

    Write & See Squares

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    Teach Albert Einstein's Photoelectric effect!!!
    $18.75
  • Phosphorescent Vinyl Sheets

    Phosphorescent Vinyl Sheets

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    This material absorbs light and slowly emits it over a few minutes.
    $11.95
  • Pressure Pullers

    Pressure Pullers

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    Simple to use: no vacuum pump - but incredibly difficult to pull apart.
    $12.95