Bending glass is just sooo fun

Putting in the notches again

The skinny glass tube bends quicker the the fat glass tube

The designs are up to the student

Food coloring, glue and water

Baby gak

Stirring the gak

This girl is happy!

Teamwork on the gak

Checking to see if all the water has boiled out of the filtrate. What did it leave?

An exothermic reaction between zinc and hydrochloric acid

Should this be named?

Everyone's attention is on one thing

Working at the teacher lab table in my old room

Cleaning the pennies

She is happy as she is about to turn her "silver" penny into "gold." Zinc coating conbines with copper from the penny to make a brassy coat on the penny.

This top student is not reading the comics, but putting the finishing touches on her pennies with a coat of fingernail polish

This is one of my favorite pictures. The students were so happy.

Another "gold" and "silver" penny huddle showing what they made in lab. Yes, they knew what they really made - zinc coated and brass coated pennies.

Most students who don't do well in class - do well in the lab.

Using the wash bottle to get all the sand out

Hands on is just fun

Bobby pin lab - effects of heat on steel

Another step in the lab

This girl, as all students, loved her gak!

Working to make gak

This wonderful student is making sure his water level is correct

Goggle dye lab. We dyed the goggles and the students really did well. They made lots of individual designs and blends.

Heating the pennies under the ventahood.

This is a zinc coated penny about to go golden

The money huddle again to show off the products of the lab