We are in Arizona and have quite a few boring days as we have 3 months of Monsoon season. As long as we choose an experiment that doesn’t shoot up in the air we can do these in the kitchen! I love to see the reaction on my kid’s faces when we start a new project. I love even more that they are learning the entire time. make learning fun again with these science experiments. Exploding Science Experiments for Kids

First, make sure your hair dryer is on a cool setting.Then, hold the ping pong above the nozzle and turn on the air. When you let the ping pong go, it should float! Next, try it on different settings. Try to see how far you can tilt your hair dryer before the ball drops. Have students compare their results to the one demonstrated. Did any students have a similar or different type of launch?C5.1c describe the effect of changes in temperature, concentration, pressure, and surface area on rate of reaction Place your skittles around the outside of the bowl in an intentional pattern. Two red skittles, following by two purple skittles, etc works well. Then, place the heart cookie cutter in the center of the bowl. Slowly pour water into the cookie cutter and see how the colors from the skittles magically fill the bowl! Then, add 1 tablespoon of liquid dish soap and swish the bottle around the mix the ingredients together. First, set the paper cups on the grounds, spaced evenly. Next, place the cardboard on top of them. Then, try to stand on it and see what happens. Can you make another level?

Chemical reaction or change: a change that leads to the transformation of one substance into a different substance. As your child dyes the shirt, they’ll be observing water solubility and absorption in real time. The dyes are fiber-reactive, which means that a chemical reaction takes places between the dye molecules and fabric molecules so that they actually become one. The dye bonds with the fabric and actually becomes a part of it. You’ll also need to cut four pieces of yarn, 10-12 inches long. Thread one piece of yarn through the hole in the plastic cup and tie the yarn to the cup with a knot. Repeat with all four strands of yarn in the remaining holes.Then, pour some dishwashing soap into a bowl, and dip your cotton swap tip into the dish soap to coat it. Then, gently touch your cotton swab to the milk and watch what happens! In this activity, students will use household materials to investigate and explore how the release of carbon dioxide gas from a chemical reaction can cause a small-scale explosion. Students then will experiment with variables to determine which factors launch a film canister the highest.

Make sure emergency equipment such as eyewash stations, emergency showers, and fire extinguishers are readily accessible. Memorize where the fire alarms are and the number to call. Have an evacuation plan. Keep the SDS readily available to show emergency responders. Advance planning can save precious seconds and your life! References Similar to the “walking on Egg” experiment listsed above, this activity will wow your children as they discover they won’t crush the paper cups by standing on them! Experiment with putting different objects into the paper cup and see how it affects the parachute’s effectiveness. Does the parachute flight time increase or decrease? It’s also a great way to learn about the scientific method that they’ll use throughout their schooling and perhaps their whole life.You can learn about gravity by making a DIY parachute for a light-weight toy. The parachute is easily made from materials around your house, and you can experiment with different strategies and objects. First, form snowballs by adding water to the baking soda. You’ll need about a 1/3 cup per snowball. Each tiny bubble in the foal is filled with oxygen. The yeast was a catalyst (it helper) to remove the oxygen from the hydrogen peroxide. Because it happened so fast, it created lots of bubbles. Alka-Seltzer tablets are composed of sodium bicarbonate and citric acid. When dry, the two powders do not react with each other, even though they are physically together. However, when water is added, it triggers a reaction that produces a large volume of carbon dioxide gas. Pressure inside the canister or sealed plastic bag increases as it fills with carbon dioxide gas that builds up from the chemical reaction. Pressure is the amount of force a gas exerts on the things in and around it. The pressure inside the bag or canister causes the container to break, creating an explosion that releases the pressure. If the canister happens to be placed upside down on a hard surface, the expanding gas pushes down on the top and upwards on the container, launching it high into the air.