This rubber egg experiment is a classic science activity! Make a naked egg or bouncy egg. Can it bounce? What happens to the shell? Does light pass through it? So many questions and one simple experiment using everyday supplies. We think science should be exciting, easy, and fun! All our simple science experiments are perfect for early learning.
TRY THIS FUN NAKED EGG EXPERIMENT FOR KIDS!
EGG IN VINEGAR
There are so many interesting and easy science activities you can do with real eggs! This classic naked egg experiment is very cool and easy to set up. The only difficult part is the waiting! A whole week in fact is what you need to wait.
After you set up your naked egg experiment, why not try….
- a simple egg drop engineering activity
- see if you can make an egg float
- test the strength of the shell
- Can you make a crystal egg shell?
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NAKED EGG EXPERIMENT
YOU WILL NEED:
- Raw Eggs
- Household Vinegar
- Jar/Vase
SET UP:
STEP 1: Place an egg in the jar and cover with vinegar.
STEP 2: 24 hours later, drain and refill with vinegar. Set aside and patiently wait 7 days. Yes! One whole week until your naked egg is ready.
STEP 3: After 7 days, remove the egg and rinse it off. Ours had a layer of brown scum that was easily washed away! The hard outer shell is gone and the egg white and yolk are surrounded by a thin membrane.
EGG IN VINEGAR RESULTS
Now for the fun part, exploring the naked egg with your child! We gathered a few supplies such as a magnifying glass and a large flashlight. However, first we talked about what our naked egg felt and looked like. We had made a cool runner egg!
Help your child learn to explore by asking questions to spark curiosity!
What does the egg feel like? What color is it? Is it hard or soft? Does it feel squishy?
All of these questions encourage exploration and hands-on learning. Have kids use their senses to observe! What does it smell like? What does it look like? There are so many ways to explore. Grab the magnifying glass too!
CAN AN EGG BOUNCE?
Yes!! How high can an egg bounce?
What happens when you put the naked egg up to a flash light? You can see through it! You can see the yolk rolling around inside.
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Of course, we were prompted to wonder what would happen if your burst the naked egg. WOW! With a quick prick from a skewer, the egg burst! We were all quite surprised. The images below show what the naked egg looked like afterward.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT AN EGG IN VINEGAR?
Vinegar is an acid, and it starts a chemical reaction with the calcium carbonate in the eggshell to make calcium acetate plus water and carbon dioxide that you see as bubbles on the surface of the shell.
The egg looks translucent when you shine a flashlight through it because the hard outside shell is gone. The only part that remains is a thin covering called a membrane.
If you noticed the egg got a little big bigger after soaking in the vinegar, that’s because some of the water in the vinegar travelled through the membrane into the egg.
FUN KITCHEN SCIENCE WITH EGG IN VINEGAR EXPERIMENT!
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Riley
AMAZING!