Curated OER
Dry Ice Fun for a Spooky Halloween
Create a cauldron of bubbling fun with this Halloween-themed demonstration idea. Using dry ice, Steve Spangler creates a crystal ball. If you compare the sublimation of dry ice to the melting of water ice, it is a wonderful way to...
Steve Spangler Science
Dry Ice Boo Bubbles
A rather simple, but impressive activity is displayed in this Steve Spangler Science video. Dry ice, solid carbon dioxide, is used to create gas-filled bubbles. You can perform this as a demonstration when teaching chemistry classes...
Steve Spangler Science
Dry Ice Floating Bubble - Sick Science! #058
In this episode of "Steve Spangler Science" videos, the gas produced by the sublimation of carbon dioxide dry ice creates a nice, fluffy cushion in a bowl of water. Since it is less dense than a soap bubble and cool enough to keep it...
Steve Spangler Science
Acid Breath - Cool Science Experiment
An acid/base indicator that's made of blended red cabbage and water is used to demonstrate the various reactions that an acid/base solution goes through when some carbon dioxide gas is added. The best way to add the carbon dioxide is to...
Crash Course
How Seawater Sabotages Ships: Crash Course Engineering #43
See how the seas wreak havoc on ships. The 43rd video in the Crash Course Engineering playlist focuses on marine engineering and how ships need to protect against corrosion from seawater and from marine life. It also looks at ways of...