Applicable Stoichiometry: Combustion reaction of acetylene part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Practical lab into the chemical reaction between calcium carbide and water and the resulting ignition of acetylene gas.

Torpedo Designing Contest part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
This project is a classroom investigation where students design a chemical torpedo out of pipettes, baking soda and vinegar to travel down a rain gutter. While working on the project the students will have to analyze their design, interpret their success and failures, adapt their creation and compete against other students in distance and velocities of their launched torpedo.