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Elephant Toothpaste
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Elephant Toothpaste

Make a foam eruption and learn what a catalyst is.

30 min 10 pts

Safety rules

  1. 1An adult runs anything with heat, hydrogen peroxide, or rubbing alcohol.
  2. 2Wear goggles for chemistry projects and bottle rockets.
  3. 3Never eat or drink the experiments unless the activity is planned that way.
  4. 4Wash your hands when you finish.
  5. 5Clean up together. The cleanup is part of the activity.