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Scorching Silicon Demo

Scorching Silicon Demo

In this demonstration, educators make silicon from sand with a mighty explosion! Learners discover the properties of everyday materials and observe how these properties can change to create new materials. This demonstration is very impressive and a great way to capture learners��_ attention and encourage discussion. However, this is not suitable for learners to do themselves and should only be conducted by an experienced educator. Before...

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Keywords:
Reversible, Explosion, Structure and Properties of Matter, NSDL, Material Science, Physics, Gases, Fire, States of Matter, Chemistry, Heating, Gas, Materials Science, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Physical Science, Sand, Geoscience, Combustion, Engineering, Technology, Chemical Reactions, Changes of Phase, Education, Heat and Temperature, Silicon, Properties of Matter, Irreversible
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
April 12, 2018
Authors:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
Unknown
Source Code Available:
No
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Unknown
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Unknown

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