For ages 8+. What do elements have to do with your everyday life? They
make your world -- and beyond -- move and groove, fizz, bubble and
flash! Discover what you have in common with party balloons, footballs,
computer chips, pizza dough, table salt and TV screens; "Break" a water
molecule, produce fluorescent light (without using a switch!), enjoy a
half-life snack, compare antiperspirants, and separate the iron from
your breakfast cereal!; Find out why broccoli smells, why soda makes a
coin shine, the secret of static cling, and what makes a smoke detector
work.