Information for parents and adults
What you need to know about chemistry experiment kits and using them . . . . . . . 5
Rules for safe experimentation
Tips for chemical experiments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tips on working with batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hazardous substances and mixtures
How they are labeled and how to properly handle them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
First aid Outside back cover ............................................
Poison control contact information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside back cover
Instructions for using the protective glasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside back cover
1. Chemistry Is Everywhere .......................................10
2. Workplace and Equipment ......................................11
3. Without Water There Is No Life — And No Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4. Fresh Air for our Lungs .........................................26
5. Acids, Bases, Salts .............................................36
6. The Greenhouse Gas from a Soda Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
7. Sulfur Dioxide and Acid Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8. From Table Salt to Chlorine Chemistry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9. Baking Soda and Washing Soda: Two CO
Stockpiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
10. Quicklime and Plaster: Not just for Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
11. The Salt of Amun Ra ..........................................77
12. Iron: #1 Commercial Metal .....................................83
13. Copper: The Bright Red Semiprecious Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
14. Colorful Chemistry on Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
15. Sugar and Starch: Two Fattening Foods? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
16. Protein: Not just in Chicken Eggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
17. Water, Fats, and Surfactants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
18. Luminol: The Cold Light ......................................117
19. How to Dispose of Waste .....................................123
20. Answers to the Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
21. Index ......................................................127
