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Exploring the Properties of Magic Sand

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Subject: Biology, Chemistry

Audience: High School

Purpose of the lesson is to:
• Explore the properties of molecular bonding
• Introduce students to the engineering of hydrophobic surface.
• Demonstrate the concepts of hydrophobic and hydrophilic behavior.