Saturday, January 3, 2015

Baking Soda & Vinegar Concoction - Science Experiment for Preschoolers!

Adding ANYTHING to paint makes it twice as fun. And adding it to a baking soda and vinegar Concoction resulting in a bubbling eruption can guarantee squeals of laughter and excitement!

We mixed a dollop of tempera paint with two teaspoons baking soda in each of the disposable plastic cups, arranged on a tray. In a beaker we poured some vinegar and few squirts of kitchen cleaner (to add a 'bubbly' effect). Then all he had to do was pour the vinegar into the plastic cups and voila! What happens is NaHCO3 + HC2H3O2 → NaC2H3O2 + H2O + CO2. (Or whatever that means!)

The Practical Mom: Baking Soda & Vinegar Concoction - Science Experiment for Preschoolers!

 

After an eruption we added another teaspoon of baking soda into the cups to watch it fizzle some more.

The Practical Mom: Baking Soda & Vinegar Concoction - Science Experiment for Preschoolers!

 

So now my 3 y.o, knows what is vinegar and baking soda (and that we are NOT mixing water with salt!!). He soon figured all steps and could do it on his own (while I fiddled with the camera settings!). After each round he would take the tray to the wash basin, pour out all liquid and do the experiment all over again.

The Practical Mom: Baking Soda & Vinegar Concoction - Science Experiment for Preschoolers!

 
For a session of a coupla rounds all you need is a 50 gms packet of baking soda, a litre of vinegar and paint. After we ran out and I went to get some more, and then I got to know some brands of vinegar come for as cheap as ₹25! (Less than $1) while I was using Heinz the first time *facepalm* !


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7 comments:

  1. FUN! My kids love seeing vinegar and baking soda mixed together, it never seems to get old with them. {They're not preschoolers :D}
    Thanks for sharing with us at Mommy Monday!
    XOXO

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  2. This looks like a really great and fun activity! I'm sure the kids just love it! Thanks for sharing with us at WW!

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  3. What a fun activity! I want to do this with my teenagers! ;-) lol Thanks so much for stopping by and linking up with us on the Oh My Heartsie Girls Wordless Wednesday!

    Wishing you a beautiful week!
    Much Love,
    Lysa xx
    Co-Host OMHGWW

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  4. these are very cute <3 modelsavings.com

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  5. My kids absolutely love this. We did another similar experiment here that the kids thought was awesome. You can find it here http://www.townsend-house.com/2014/09/homeschooling-science-part-two.html

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  6. Super fun activity. Kids would love it! Pinning it for my grands. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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