My sister Molly and brother-in-law Chris gave Jaime a pretty cool birthday present this year:
Pop Bottle Science. There are 79 experiments and science projects using one and two liter soda bottles. We decided that we would attempt one or two experiments each weekend we had Jaime while Joe was with Molly volunteering at
Fancy Cats Resuce Team. This weekend we had our first two experiments.
Gas Balloon: an acid and a base make gas
This experiment mixes baking soda and vinegar to create
carbon dioxide and results in the blowing up of a balloon! It was really quick once the paper towel dissolved the baking soda in the vinegar.
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| Jaime adds the baking soda to the vinegar |
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| Jaime and James watching the balloon expand once the base reacts with the acid |
Rainmaker: discover the process that makes rain
This experiment creates a miniture water cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. It took longer than
Gas Balloon so Jaime was distracted while waiting. But we did have a few drops of "rain"!
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| Jaime and James waiting for the "rain" drops |
Jaime seemed to enjoy himself and might be looking forward to additional experiments in the future. We'll keep you updated on future experiments. For the photos from these experiments click
here.
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