How Do You Do Science Experiments Using Baking Soda?
This lesson will teach kids about how baking soda and vinegar react. When the two ingredients are mixed together, the vinegar (an acid) and the baking soda (a base) form carbon dioxide that produces the bubbles that make cakes rise. Often recipes that use baking soda will need another ingredient with acid to make the bubbles so the bread or cake rises. In the experiment you will use the mixture of lemon juice and baking soda to create a rocket effect with a cork in a bottle. The reaction of the mixture is so powerful that it shoots the cork several feet into the air. Tear or cut the paper towel into strips and attach it to the cork with tape. Cut a wide square from the paper towel to make a folded packet with the baking soda inside it. Measure 1 tsp. of baking soda and put this in the paper towel square. Fold over the corners and tape it securely closed. Put the funnel into the bottle and measure 2 oz. of lemon juice into the measuring cup. Pour the lemon juice mixture into the bottle
