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Phoebe of GA
Can you keep bubbles from popping?
- 1/4 cup of baking soda
- 1 cup of vinegar
- bubbles and a bubble wand (you can get this at most toy stores)
- 2 large, clear containers, like a clear plastic or glass bowl
- small clear cup
- bowl
- spoon
- Check with a grown-up before you begin.
- Put 1/4 cup baking soda in a clear container.
- Then add 1 cup of vinegar.
- The mixture of vinegar and baking soda will bubble. It's making carbon dioxide.
- Blow some bubbles into the container and watch how they float on the carbon dioxide. The bubbles are floating where the carbon dioxide and air meet.
- The carbon dioxide stays at the bottom of the bowl because it is more dense than the air in the bowl. The bubbles float on top of the carbon dioxide because they are filled with air and the air is less dense than the carbon dioxide.
- This will help explain what density means. Pretend that you had two balloons and you filled one with air, and the other one with the same amount of carbon dioxide. The balloons would be the same size, because the gas in them takes up the same amount of space.
- But, if you weighed both balloons, the one with the carbon dioxide would be heavier. This means that it's denser than the balloon with air in it.
- If you still don't understand density, don't worry. There are lots of people out there who can answer your questions. Talk to your teacher, go to a science museum, visit your local library, or ask your parents.
Try floating bubbles on a mixture of lemon juice and baking soda. What happens? send your results to ZOOM.
Kalee, age 15 of Owosso, MI wrote:
It like bubbled all over me and it was gross. But fun.
Aunyeaa, age 9 of Saint Louis, MO wrote:
i used baking soda and bubbles. then it blast up in the air so high it was like a rocket.
Danielle, age 12 of Brazil, IN wrote:
They turned out really well when I did it but when my little sister tried to do it she didnt do it right and it turned out in a big mess and we got in a lot of trouble.
Elizabeth, age 13 of Chicago, IL wrote:
it didnt work so well... I still got to the science fair!
David, age 8 of Guilford, CT wrote:
one bubble popped.
Hayden, age 11 of Hobbs, IN wrote:
it exploded.
Lindsey, age 9 of GA wrote:
It was very esay and bubbles were every where.
Sam, age 9 of Chula Vista, CA wrote:
The bubbles floated on the vinegar solution but sank in the lemon juice!
Jack, age 7 of San Francisco, CA wrote:
First it didn't work but when I tried again bubbles went everywhere, it was great.
Jay, age 7 of Milford, CT wrote:
Sooo many bubbles came out. it was soo cool.
Bob, age 7 of Neenah, WI wrote:
it bubbled up all over my feet.
Yolanda, age 13 of Nashville, TN wrote:
i mixed it up with vinger.
Amara, age 7 of Markham, ON wrote:
it looked weird.
Jeremy, age 9 of Los Angeles, CA wrote:
The kitchen table was full of bubbles, I coundn't believe my eyes. I thought it was a magnificent experiment.
Julia, age 10 of Easton, CT wrote:
There was only one bubble. But it was huge! It last a long time so it is a lot of fun. I think everyone should try it!
Melissa, age 9 of Oxnard, CA wrote:
it started to bubble, I was surprice. I diden't know that baking soda and vinegar can make bubbles. that was the best science progect ever!!! Awesome experiment ever!!!
Raven, age 13 of Baltimore, MD wrote:
It just all these bubbles came up.
Lola, age 10 of New York, NY wrote:
sooo much bubbles came up. oh my gosh sooo cool.
Korin, age 11 of Littleton, CO wrote:
it almost ran over onto my counter! and I had so much fun doing it. I think it is quick easy and fun.
Takima, age 10 of Cleveland, OH wrote:
it was bubbles every where.
Karyme, age 8 of Lawndale, CA wrote:
it was fun.
Mariah, age 12 of Brooklyn, NY wrote:
I made many bubbles and it was fun.
Serena, age 8 of Boothwyn wrote:
I love it. it was so cool.
Calista, age 6 of Austin, TX wrote:
it exploded everywhere!
Melissa, age 11 of Trinidad and Tobago wrote:
that was the best project ever. I think everyone who needs a science project should do it!!!
Bob, age 10 of CO wrote:
It worked sometimes.
Kiera & Aislan, age 6 of MA wrote:
It fizzed up! We had fun!
Kai, age 6 of FL wrote:
it had bubbles at the top of the cup!
Quanice, age 16 of Pensacola, FL wrote:
It just made bubbles.
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