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Solids, Liquids, and Gases Science Show

Explore the properties of the three states of matter—solids, liquids, and gasses—in this phase-changing, mind-bending science show! You’ll hear lots of “oohs” and “ahhs” as you witness dazzling experiments with liquid nitrogen, dry ice, and more!

a boy looks in wonder at a cloud of vapor produced by dry ice
Date: 01/06/2023
1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
Location:
Learning Lab I
Lawrence Hall of Science
Free with Admission
What happens when you mix baking soda and vinegar in a gigantic test tube… and then try to contain it? What sub-zero substance has the ability to shrink an inflated balloon down to nothing, or even make a plant as delicate as glass? What is dry ice and what does it do? Discover the answer to these questions, and more, through the phase-changing, mind-bending world of solids, liquids, and gases!