Mix up fizzy, bubbly brew in a cauldron fit for any little wizard or witch this Halloween season. Simple household ingredients create a cool Halloween theme chemical reaction that is just as much fun to play with as it is to learn from! Halloween is a fun time of year to try out simple science experiments with a spooky twist.
BREWING CAULDRON EXPERIMENT FOR HALLOWEEN SCIENCE
HALLOWEEN SCIENCE
Any holiday is a perfect opportunity for creating simple but AMAZING science experiments. However, we think Halloween tops the chart for cool ways to explore science and STEM all month long. From gelatin hearts to wizards brew, erupting pumpkins, and oozing slime, there are tons of spooky science experiments to try.
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Here’s another classic science experiment that gets a Halloween theme twist. Baking soda and vinegar chemical reactions are always a favorite of kids! Who wouldn’t love all the bubbling and fizzing fun? What happens when you mix an acid and base? You get a gas called carbon dioxide!
BUBBLING BREW EXPERIMENT
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YOU WILL NEED:
- a cauldron (or bowl)
- baking soda
- white vinegar
- food coloring
- dish soap
- eyeballs
EXPERIMENT SETUP
1. Add a heaping amount of baking soda to your bowl or cauldron.
Make sure to place your bowl on a tray, in the sink, or outside because this experiment can get messy.
2. Add a squirt of dish soap and food coloring to the baking soda.
Alternatively, you can also mix food coloring into the vinegar.
3. Time to add your spooky Halloween eyeballs or other accessories into the cauldron.
4. Now go ahead and pour in white vinegar onto the baking soda and watch the bubbling brew start up!
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THE SCIENCE OF BAKING SODA AND VINEGAR
Science doesn’t have to be complicated for young kids. It just needs to get them curious about learning, observing, and exploring. This fizzy Halloween activity is all about a cool chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar. This is a simple chemistry experiment for kids that is sure to create a love for science!
Simply, the baking soda is a base and the vinegar is an acid. When you combine the two a chemical reaction occurs and a new product is produced, a gas called carbon dioxide. It is possible to see, hear, feel, and smell the chemical reaction. The fizzing action, or carbon dioxide, occurs until either the baking soda or vinegar or both are used up.
MORE BUBBLING BREWS TO TRY
- Wizard’s Foaming Potion
- Bubbling Slime
- Pumpkin Volcano
- Fizzy Halloween Monster Tray
- Fizzy Halloween Slime
HALLOWEEN SPOOKY SCIENCE WITH A BUBBLING BREW EXPERIMENT
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