We went to the science museum again yesterday with Chrysinda and her 5yo son. We went to a chemical demonstration. The lady showed us how to use every day household products for experiments. The main ingredients she used were water, baking soda, dish soap and food coloring.
One experiment also used a balloon. She put baking soda in a balloon, vinegar in a bottle, stretched the balloon to fit the opening of the bottle and then dumped the soda into the vinegar. You can probably guess what happens. :)
Another fun one was with warm water, an Alkaseltzer tablet and a film cannister. She filled the cannister almost half way with warm water and added half the Alkaseltzer tablet. She quickly put the lid on and gave it a quick shake. Try it and see what happens. Warning: stand back a few feet!
From what I can remember, the only other ones she did was mix vinegar and baking soda with nothing covering it, and then she added (new experiment) dish soap to the baking soda before adding vinegar and compared the results. This is also where she used the food coloring. I think you can pretty much use it with anything, just to add color.
Try other mixtures, and even include other household items! We're going to be trying more soon too. This is another great site for some really awesome science experiments! It is where the lava lamp experiment came from. Have fun!
One experiment also used a balloon. She put baking soda in a balloon, vinegar in a bottle, stretched the balloon to fit the opening of the bottle and then dumped the soda into the vinegar. You can probably guess what happens. :)
Another fun one was with warm water, an Alkaseltzer tablet and a film cannister. She filled the cannister almost half way with warm water and added half the Alkaseltzer tablet. She quickly put the lid on and gave it a quick shake. Try it and see what happens. Warning: stand back a few feet!
From what I can remember, the only other ones she did was mix vinegar and baking soda with nothing covering it, and then she added (new experiment) dish soap to the baking soda before adding vinegar and compared the results. This is also where she used the food coloring. I think you can pretty much use it with anything, just to add color.
Try other mixtures, and even include other household items! We're going to be trying more soon too. This is another great site for some really awesome science experiments! It is where the lava lamp experiment came from. Have fun!
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