National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health: Household Products Database
Everything you ever wanted to know about every household product available, from battery disposal to detergent and glue.
Other
Household Hazardous Waste
This site contains great information about a number of household hazardous wastes and suggested methods of disposal.
Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: Uncommon Scents
An online game looking at household items contain toxic chemicals and evaluate how they affect our health.
National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health: Household Products Database
A database of common, household products which includes product ingredients, potential health effects, and safety and handling of these chemicals.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Qualitative Analysis of Anions
"In this experiment, you will observe the reactions of some simple salts, analyze common household chemicals, and identify an unknown sample by testing its reactivity."
Other
Reciprocal Net: Crystals and Chemicals in Everyday Life
In this interactive students will understand crystals and chemicals in everyday life. The animation takes you through a household and explains various crystallogrophy we use all the time. Objects include light bulbs, items in a bathroom...
Other
Wet in the City: A Recipe for Clean Water [Pdf]
In this hands-on lesson, students will examine the labels on common household products to determine what hazardess chemicals they contain, then test less toxic alternatives to see their affects on water quality. Students will also gain...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Red Cabbage Chemistry
Students take advantage of the natural ability of red cabbage juice to perform as a pH indicator to test the pH of seven common household liquids. Then they evaluate the accuracy of the red cabbage indicator, by testing the pH of the...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Baking Soda: Chemical Formula, Preparation, and Uses
Baking soda has a variety of uses, including for household cleaning and for baking. Read about its chemical formula and its common reactions.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Baggie Chemistry
Observe chemical and physical changes with this lab using everyday household items. Lab includes procedure and online data collection tool where answers can be saved and graded by teacher.
Other
King County: Household Hazardous Waste
Characteristics of hazardous waste products are provided on this site. Alternatives to use which will not harm the environment are also explained.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Do It Yourself Dna
All living things have DNA inside their cells. In this experiment you can make your own DNA extraction kit from household chemicals and use it to extract DNA from strawberries.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Surface Tension Basics
Young scholars are presented with the question: "Why does a liquid jet break up into droplets?" and introduced to its importance in inkjet printers. A discussion of cohesive forces and surface tension is included, as well as surface...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Chlorine Chemistry: A Building Block of Matter
Students investigate physical and chemical properties of several chlorine compounds such as iron chloride, calcium chloride, and sodium chloride. The students will then discover that chlorine is one of the building blocks of matter and...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Egg Citing Science: Acids and Bases
An simple experiment that will allow students to observe the effects of acids and bases on an egg and to then discuss what these observations tells us about larger issues, like acid rain.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Garbage: Hazardous Waste
A concise site that defines hazardous waste and looks at who is responsible for contaminating our planet.
Science Fun for Everyone
Science Fun: How to Make a Volcano
Watch Scientist Joe make a volcano using common household products in this video presentation.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Things That Matter to Flocculants
Prior to reaching households, water is exposed to a variety of treatments designed to render it fit for human consumption and use. One of the first treatment steps is the removal of suspended solids using chemical additives called...
Other
Oresome Resources: Mining Helps Make Your House Interactive
An interactive activity for you to find out how much your lifestyle depends on mining. Students select household items and learn facts about their chemical nature, properties and uses, their origins in the Earth, mining, and production.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Assessing Health Risks From Pesticides
This site provides information about the active ingredients registered as pesticides. Site discusses toxicology, exposure, dose-response and risk characterization.