Articles: Experimenting With Dry Ice

The Self Inflating Balloon

One of my favorite experiments with dry ice is with balloons.  This is a very easy dry ice experiment.  You can use dry ice to inflate a balloon by itself.  For this experiment, you will just need balloons and some dry ice pellets. What you need: 1 or more ballons Dry Ice Pool Filled With… Read more

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Safety With Experimenting

When using dry ice in an experiment, make sure you absolutely know what you are doing.  Some general rules include: Never touch dry ice without protective gloves.  The temperature is less than -100 F and can damage skin almost instantly. Do not place dry ice in an air tight container.  When dry ice melts, it… Read more

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