Expanding Balloons! Simple Yet Spectacular Science Experiment! Making carbon dioxide and filling up a balloon with it! Ok, yes yes, you could just blow up the balloon but this is a thousand times more fun and they get to see the reaction between an acid and a base… This always gets a fun reaction and I love doing this one with the kids! Expanding Balloons! What you need: Empty plastic water bottle Balloon (or more because it's hard to just do one) Baking soda Vinegar Funnel to make life easier Directions: Fill empty water bottle half full with vinegar Put the tip of the funnel inside the balloon and add about 2 TBS of baking soda inside the balloon. Wrap the end of the balloon around the opening of the water bottle, making sure you don’t tip any of the baking soda into the vinegar. Have the child then tip the balloon upright making sure the baking soda dumps into the vinegar. Watch the reaction of baking soda and … [Read more...]
Slithering Water Science Experiment!
Slithering Water Science Experiment! Now this is a super easy and cheap science experiment! This slithering water experiment takes some time depending on how tall your glasses are, so you can start it in the morning and leave it on the kitchen counter or washer and dryer and go back and observe throughout the day and evening. I had my kids write their observations down in their journal every time they went to observe the water slithering up and down! This is a two part science experiment. It wasn’t supposed to be but it turned out to be more than we thought which is always fun! Essentially this is using capillary action - To make the pictures come out better and for us to see the water go through the paper towel, we decided to color the water with purple food coloring which is where the next experiment took place. Slithering Water What you need: Two drinking glasses you can see through One paper towel or a half of one if you have big paper … [Read more...]