Are All Pennies Created Equal?
Page Description: Teach your students about the chemical compounds within a penny with this hands-on science activity. Students study pennies minted in the last 35 years to determine if their chemical compounds have changed.
Grade Levels: 5 - 8
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Excerpted from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Science Fair Projects © 2003 by Nancy K. O'Leary and Susan Shelly. All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Used by arrangement with Alpha Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
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