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We’re revisiting one of our most popular Web updates: holiday chemistry. Prepare a chemistry-related ornament for your own tree or for a classroom “chemis-tree”, or try other holiday science fun such as marbling paper for gift wrap, singing a chemistry carol, or deciding if you’d like to eat a “variegated disaccharide ‘J’ tube”.

Blazing Christmas Candles" is a demonstration of chemical reactions with a holiday theme.

The "Candy Cane" lab is an experiment intended for advanced chemistry students

Chemistry Lyrics to common Christmas Carols

There is something here for almost everyone

"Deck the Halls with Science" is a chromatography lab to be used as Christmas decorations in the classroom.

Science Experiments: Christmas Science These sites provide ideas for science experiments to go along with the Christmas holiday. Includes experiments on ornaments, Christmas lights, snow making, snow globes, Christmas trees, and more.

This is a modification of Steve Spangler's Elephant Toothpaste

Do this "Poinsettia Power" lab that uses the leaves of poinsettias as a chemical indicator

Use this worksheet for the "Snowman Challenge" game.

Use the front and back masters for the front of the cards and this one for the back of the cards.

This is an equation balancing activity

The program features Diane Bunce, Ph.D., recipient of the ACS Helen Free Award for Public Outreach, who discussed the topic in a demonstration at The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C. Bunce is a professor of chemistry at CUA and associate editor for Chemical Education research for ACS’ Journal of Chemical Education.