Chemistry Experiment: Gel beads and Alginate worms – Video

Chemistry Experiment: Gel beads and Alginate worms
Polymers are used in food industry, ie as thickeners. Here we show an experiment that you can try yourself, to create two types of gels using a natural polymer called alginate. 2011 was the International Year of Chemistry and the Chemistry Calendar was set up to spread the word of how chemistry is all around us. The Chemistry Calendar Experiments are linked to the different themes of the Chemistry Calendar videos to give educators and students ideas of how to work with these videos in the classroom. Enjoy!

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Chemistry Experiment: Gel beads and Alginate worms – Video