Facts About Sugar

When you look at sugar using a hand magnifier you will find that the particles are
crystal shaped.

If you drop a few drops of vinegar on sugar the sugar/vinegar combination will
form a large bead.

 If you put a few drops of iodine on sugar there will be no visible reaction other
than the sugar will change to the color of the iodine (light brown or caramel color).

 If you try a heat test to sugar it will start to melt, bubble, caramelize, get hard, turn
black and burn.

Facts About Salt

 
When you look at salt with a hand magnifier, you will find that the particles are
cube shaped.

If you put a few drops of vinegar on salt, there will be no visible reaction other
than the salt will stick together due to the wetness.

 If you put a few drops of iodine on salt there will be no visible reaction other than
it just turning a light brown (caramel color) like the color of the iodine.

 If you try the heat test to salt, the salt slightly browns and may crackle and pop.

Facts About Flour

When you look at white flour with a hand magnifier or under a microscope, you
will find that it looks like a fine powder.

 If you put a few drops of vinegar to flour there will be no visible reaction other
than the vinegar just rolling off and the flour getting wet.

 If you put a few drops of iodine to flour it will turn a dark purple.

 If you try the heat test to flour it will start to turn brown, then black as you burn it.
It will smell like burned toast or bread.
 Facts About Baking Soda
 
When you look at baking soda with a hand magnifier or a microscope, you will
find that it looks like a fine powder.

If you put a few drops of vinegar to the baking soda it will bubble and fizz.

 If you put a few drops of iodine on baking soda it will have no visible reaction
other than it turning to a light brown (caramel color).

 If you try the heat test to baking soda there will be no visible reaction. (Baking
soda can even be used to put out a fire).

Facts About Corn Starch

When you look at corn starch using a hand magnifier or microscope you will find
that it looks like a fine powder.

If you put a few drops of vinegar on corn starch there will be no visible reaction.

 If you put a few drops of iodine on to corn starch it will turn a dark purple.

 If you try the heat test to corn starch it will turn brown, smoke, burn and smell like
burnt tortillas or pop corn.

Facts About Plaster of Paris

When you look at plaster of Paris using a hand magnifier or microscope it will look
like a fine powder.

 If you put a few drops of vinegar on plaster of Paris it has a very gentle visible
reaction and the vinegar sinks into the plaster of Paris.

 If you put a few drops of iodine on plaster of Paris there will be no visible reaction
other than it turning a very light brown color.

 If you try a heat test to plaster of Paris it will have no visible reaction.