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Robert H. Goldsmith

Department of Chemistry, St. Mary''s College of Maryland, St. Mary''s City, MD 20686

J. Chem. Educ., 2000, 77 (1), p 41

DOI: 10.1021/ed077p41

Publication Date (Web): January 1, 2000

Abstract

The overhead projector offers an interesting way to demonstrate the properties of magic sand. Several demonstrations are described that compare the properties of hydrophobic magic sand and hydrophilic regular sand in water in separate petri dishes.

Keywords (Audience):

Elementary / Middle School Science

Keywords (Domain):

Demonstrations

Keywords (Feature):

Overhead Projector Demonstrations

Keywords (Subject):

Descriptive Chemistry

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