The Electric Pickle: 50 Experiments from the Periodic Table, from Aluminum to Zinc

by Joey Green

Overview

Why does a pickle light up when you plug it into a wall socket? Can iron burn? Are Cheerios magnetic? Explore these strange questions and more in The Electric Pickle, an indispensible collection of 50 madcap experiments based on the periodic table. Each project demonstrates an element’s unique properties using easy-to-follow instructions. Experiments include:
Hexed Helium Balloon
Green Tornado Fire
Black Light Jell-O
Gonzo Pickle Batteries
Totally Tricky Thermometer
Ludicrous Lead-Pencil Lightbulb
The Electric Pickle is also sprinkled with mind-bending scientific facts and entertaining sidebars about historic experiments and less common, often dangerous, elements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613739594
Publisher:	Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/01/2017
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Joey Green is the author of more than 50 books, including Last-Minute Survival Secrets, Last-Minute Travel Secrets, and Vacation on Location: Midwest.

Table of Contents

Introduction,
HYDROGEN,
1 Exploding Hydrogen Bubbles,
HELIUM,
2 Hexed Helium Balloon,
LITHIUM,
3 Horrible Hot Dog,
BORON,
4 Green Tornado Fire,
5 Rubber Blubber Slime,
CARBON,
6 Bizarre Gummy Bears,
7 Flaming Black Snakes,
8 Psychedelic Paper,
NITROGEN,
9 Hilarious Hot-Air Balloon,
10 Smoky Cold Pack,
11 Homemade Ping-Pong Ball Smoke Bomb,
OXYGEN,
12 Freaky Soap Soufflé,
13 Daffy Dry Ice Monster Bubble,
14 Cornstarch-Powered Flamethrower,
15 Loony Lava Lamp,
FLUORINE,
16 Eggciting Eggsperiment,
NEON,
17 Surprising Static Bulb,
SODIUM,
18 Electric Pickle,
19 Hot Ice Insanity,
20 Perplexing Crystals,
21 Baffling Money Burn,
MAGNESIUM,
22 Mystifying Milk of Magnesia,
23 Crazy Colored Crystals,
ALUMINUM,
24 Incredible Shrinking Potato Chip Bag,
25 Kooky Can Crusher,
SILICON,
26 Magical Mystery Sand,
PHOSPHOROUS,
27 Radical Rust Remover,
28 Black Light Jell-O,
SULFUR,
29 Ghastly Green Eggs,
CHLORINE,
30 Wacky Woolly Wool,
POTASSIUM,
31 Daring Diet Coke and Mentos Rocket,
32 Preposterous Purple Blaze,
CALCIUM,
33 Silly Naked Eggs,
34 Weird Walk on Eggs,
TITANIUM,
35 Mysterious Memory Metal,
36 Cool Colors,
CHROMIUM,
37 Sizzling Sphere Smashup,
MANGANESE,
38 Groovy Genie in a Bottle,
IRON,
39 Bewildering Burning Steel,
NICKEL,
40 Gonzo Pickle Batteries,
COPPER,
41 Ketchup and Copper,
ZINC,
42 Shocking Silver Pennies,
SILVER,
43 Strange Silverware,
TIN,
44 Bonkers Bonko Cans,
IODINE,
45 Wicked Purple Plastic Eater,
NEODYMIUM,
46 Magnetic Cheerios,
TUNGSTEN,
47 Mad Microwaved Lightbulb,
MERCURY,
48 Totally Tricky Thermometer,
LEAD,
49 Ludicrous Lead-Pencil Lightbulb,
BISMUTH,
50 Crazy Crystals,
Acknowledgments,
Sources,
About the Author,

Editorial Reviews

"The Electric Pickle is entirely original and quite honestly, fun.”—Devoted Mommy of 3 blog


“Periodic table + puns galore = dozens of ways to wile away holiday break with hands-on fun. Definitely try this at home.”—Discover magazine


“AMAZING" and, "I HIGHLY recommend this for anyone who needs to teach periodic table chemistry.”—NSTA.org


“an incredibly fun and educational resource.”—A Homeschool Mom blog

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