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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.
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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 COâ‚‚ is an inevitable waste product of burning any fossil fuel.
Imagining Visible COâ‚‚ Gas
Because it is sometimes difficult to imagine the amount of COâ‚‚ 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.
COâ‚‚ Is a Gas
Because dry ice is frozen COâ‚‚, 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 COâ‚‚ could be stored underground in pores in the rock and how it is trapped by reservoir seals.