Friday, August 21, 2009

Science Experiment: A chemical reaction

My next science experiment was the most fun so far. I had took a 2 liter bottle and filled it with vinegar. Then I had to take some cabbage leaves and boil them in water. After that I took the leaves out and put ice cubes in the juice to cool it down. The next thing I did was fill a balloon with baking soda, then I poured the cabbage juice in with the vinegar. Here is were it gets exiting, I poured the baking soda out of the balloon by using a funnel, then the new liquid started to fizz and they balloon blew up, also the liquid in the bottle turned blue! This happens when one items atoms combine with the other items atoms to form a new substance, The vinegar an the baking soda formed together to make 3 new substances, they made Carbon dioxide, sodium acetate, and water, then the chemical in the cabbage leaves mixed with the vinegar and turned it purple. When the vinegar was transformed into a new substance it turned the cabbage juice blue. This is just another amazing fact that God has made us wonderfully and loves us dearly.



these are all the items I used.




In this picture I am putting the baking soda in the balloon








This is were it started to change purple when I added the cabbage juice and then blue when I added the baking soda



And this is the finished project doesn't it look nice?!
























2 comments:

Nana Porcupine said...

WOW! I like that experiment! Are these all in your science book?
We hardly ever got to do a experiment when I was in school!

Melissa Sutton said...

Ansir has experiments almost every other day. Some are small and some are big and fun! I am really liking this new science book.