| Have you ever thought of using vinegar and baking | | | | do. Take a piece of paper towel, and place some |
| soda to cure your case of boredom? There is not | | | | baking soda on it. Fold the paper towel so that the |
| much worse than sitting around the house with nothing | | | | sodium bicarbonate is completely concealed. Take a |
| to do. There are many cool tricks and experiments | | | | plastic zip bag, and put about 1/2 cup of vinegar and 1 |
| that can be done with just vinegar and baking soda. | | | | 4 cup of warm water in it. Zip the bag half way and |
| So, grab those ingredients and give these experiments | | | | drop the papertowel into the bag. QUICKLY zip the |
| a try! | | | | bag the rest of the way and stand back. Be sure to |
| First, lets understand why vinegar and baking soda | | | | do this quickly to get the best result. |
| make such a great combination. Vinegar is composed | | | | The most popular use of baking soda and vinegar is |
| of about 5% acetic acid (CH3COOH). Baking soda | | | | the classic volcano science fair project. The structure |
| (sodium bicarbonate NaHCO3) is a base. When the | | | | of the volcano can be made in many ways. I will just |
| two are mixed, a neutralization reaction occurs | | | | explain the essential part, the spewing lava! The inside |
| between the two which releases carbon dioxide gas | | | | of the volcano should be made with an open container |
| (CO2). | | | | (2 liter bottle works great). The volcano is built around |
| Now, lets see what we can do to entertain ourselves. | | | | the bottle. Place a tbsp. of dish soap and a tbsp of |
| First, we can blow up a balloon without blowing into it. | | | | baking soda into the bottle. If you wish, you can add a |
| Take a pop bottle and put a little vinegar in the bottom. | | | | drop of red food coloring for effect. When you are |
| Attach a balloon that is halfed fill with baking soda to | | | | ready for the eruption, add a quarter cup of vinegar to |
| the top of the bottle. Now, lift the balloon so the | | | | the bottle. |
| contents enter the bottle and watch the balloon fill with | | | | Those are just a few ideas, if you use your |
| CO2! This works best if you stretch the balloon a little | | | | imagination you can find an unlimited number of fun |
| before using it. | | | | things to do. Anytime you are sitting around with |
| Everyone likes an explosion, so lets see what we can | | | | nothing to do, get creative and explore science. |