How to Make a Baking Soda Vinegar Powered Steam Boat

How to Make a Baking Soda Vinegar Powered Steam Boat This simple baking soda and vinegar experiment is a perfect outdoor activity for summer and demonstrates how a chemical reaction can really get things moving. Read on to find out more! Reward: Shake Up Gold! How to Make a Baking Soda Vinegar Powered Steam Boat […]

Floating Ink

Floating Ink Reward: Shake Up Bronze! Floating Ink Materials Instructions Materials Dry Erase Markers Dinner plate or baking dish Jar of water (we also experimented with medicine droppers) Towel or vinyl table cloth to protect your work surface Instructions Test your markers to make sure the ink is flowing well. Draw shapes, stick figures or […]

Tornado in a jar!

Tornado in a jar! Reward: Shake Up Bronze! Tornado in a jar! You will need: A jar Water A small squeeze of dish soap   Fill the jar with water and add a small squeeze of dish soap inside. Now get ready to shake. Can you see the tornado? Enjoy! Anterior Siguiente Fuente: Ellie Moon

Simple “Lacasitos” Science Experiment

Simple “Lacasitos” Science Experiment Reward: Shake Up Silver! Simple “Lacasitos” Science Experiment Learning science is really about asking questions and making observations. We love simple science experiments, don’t you? Today we are sharing a fun “Lacasitos” science experiment. To make a “Lacasitos” rainbow: 1) Line the Skittles on a plate. 2) Add warm water to […]

Making Invisible Ink Appear

Making Invisible Ink Appear The way invisible ink works depends on the method used to make it. There are several ways to make invisible ink and below you will find some recipes for making your own invisible ink and how it works. Reward: Shake Up Silver! Making Invisible Ink Appear​ Invisible Ink the Lemon Way […]

Make Your Own Sundial

Make Your Own Sundial Following the movement of a shadow during the day is a way to track time. Try it yourself by making a sundial.   A vey long time ago (long before there were digital clocks and mobile phones), people used a sundial to tell time. A sundial may consist of a round […]

Magic Soda Trick

Magic Soda Trick The reaction of baking soda and vinegar is the basis for this simple «magic trick». Reward: Shake Up Gold! Magic Soda Trick​ Materials Instructions Materials Poons Clear glasses Baking soda Vinegar Food colouring Instructions Step 1 – Put a couple drops of food coloring onto spoons. Step 2 – Cover the food […]

How to make Fizzing Lemonade

How to make Fizzing Lemonade In this simple science experiment, we mix a base with an acid to get a chemical reaction. This chemical reaction produces carbon dioxide (CO2) which are the bubbles you find in commercial fizzy drinks. Neat! Reward: Shake Up Gold! How to make Fizzing Lemonade Materials Instructions Materials 1-2 lemons   1 […]

Learn Plant Science Through Colored Leaves

Learn Plant Science Through Colored Leaves You’ve watered plants before, right? You know how it works: You plant something, give it some water, give it some light, give it some time and voila! Beans! Or broccoli! Or flowers! But . . . how does it work? How does the water go from the dirt into […]