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We want more students to know about carbon capture and storage! This page provides a selection of do-it-yourself activities that will grab
the attention of children and adults alike, and can be modified for use with a variety of groups.
ALL activities are targeted to 5th-8th grade learner, and are useful for chemistry and earth science focused classes. All activities use easily-available and inexpensive supplies that you can find at any hardware store.
Chemistry of Burning
In this demonstration, we review basic chemistry to realize that producing CO₂ is an inevitable waste product of burning any fossil fuel.
Imagining Visible CO₂ Gas
Because it is sometimes difficult to imagine the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere, this demonstration makes it easier to visualize gas as solid carbon.
What is the Greenhouse Gas Effect?
This visual analogy provides a way to think about the atmospheric physics of greenhouse gases in terms of familiar objects.
CO₂ Is a Gas
Because dry ice is frozen CO₂, we can use it to explain the greenhouse gas effect. These experiments use introductory physics and chemistry to examine properties of gases.
Reservoir in a Jar
This model allows people to see how CO₂ could be stored underground in pores in the rock and how it is trapped by reservoir seals.