Chemistry + Environmental Science
Make bioplastic from milk or starch
Make casein and starch plastics at home and test their strength and how they break down.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Under 250
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Chemistry projects 13
Chemistry projects built around safe, household or school-lab chemicals: reactions, rates, acids and bases, electrochemistry, food and the environment.
13 Chemistry projects
Chemistry + Nutrition and Food
Measure the vitamin C in fruit juices
Titrate juices with iodine and starch to compare how much vitamin C each contains.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Under 250
Chemistry · Physical Chemistry
Find how temperature changes reaction rate with antacid tablets
Time how long an effervescent tablet takes to dissolve at different water temperatures.
- Easy
- 1–3 hours
- Under 250
Chemistry · Electrochemistry
Make an electroplating cell and copper-plate a key
Coat a steel key with copper and find how plating time changes the mass gained.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- 250–500
Chemistry · Thermochemistry
Measure the heat released when salts dissolve
Dissolve different salts in water and classify each as heating or cooling the water.
- Intermediate
- 1–3 hours
- Under 250
Chemistry · Analytical Chemistry
Estimate the calcium carbonate in eggshells
React eggshell with vinegar, measure the mass of carbon dioxide lost and calculate its purity.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Under 250
Chemistry · Medicinal Chemistry
Compare how well antacids neutralise acid
Find which antacid tablet neutralises the most acid per tablet and per rupee.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Under 250
Chemistry + Environmental Science
Test the hardness of water from different sources
Compare tap, well, bottled and rain water by how much soap each needs to form lather.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Chemistry + Crops, Soil and Horticulture
Map the pH of soil around your school
Test soil pH at ten spots round your school or home and draw a map of the results.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Chemistry · Organic Chemistry
Synthesise and test soap from cooking oil
Make soap by cold-process saponification under supervision and test its pH and lather.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- 250–500
Chemistry · Food Chemistry
Compare the energy in different foods by burning them
Burn nuts and snacks under a can of water and estimate the energy per gram of each.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Under 250
Chemistry + Fashion and Craft
Find the best natural dye and mordant for cotton
Dye cotton with turmeric, beetroot, onion skin and tea, and test which survives washing.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Chemistry · Electrochemistry
Electrolyse water and collect the gases
Split water with a 9 V battery and show that hydrogen and oxygen form in a 2:1 ratio.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Under 250
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