I hope you have all had a great time at the Nestle Family Summer Block Party! I know I have loved checking out all the great summer tips from participating bloggers!
On this last day of the party, I thought I would leave you will one final backyard science experiment you can try with the kids. This lesson in density of liquids can be found at the Science is Fun website!
Several unopened cans of regular soda of different varieties, several unopened cans of diet soda of different varieties, a large aquarium/sink/ice chest, and water.
Fill the aquarium or sink almost to the top with water. Place a can of regular soda into the water. Make sure that no air bubbles are trapped under the can when you place it in the water. Does it sink or float? Repeat the experiment with a can of diet soda. Does it sink or float?
Why does one can sink, and the other can float?
The cans of soda have exactly the same volume, or size. But their density differs due to what is dissolved in the soda. Regular soda contains sugar as a sweetener. If you look at the nutrition facts on a can of regular soda, you will notice that it contains sugar…a lot of sugar. In some cases a 12 ounce can of regular soda will contain over 40 grams of sugar. Diet sodas, on the other hand, use artificial sweeteners such as aspartame. These artificial sweeteners may be hundreds of times sweeter than sugar, which means that less than a few grams of artificial sweetener is used in a can of diet soda. The difference in the amount of dissolved sweeteners leads to a difference in density. Cans of regular soda tend to be more dense than water, so they sink. Cans of diet soda are usually less dense than water, so they float.
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What kid didn’t enjoy making the volcano and having it explode? Every kid loves that one. Only mothers hate it because we have to clean up the explosion which gets everywhere!
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the only one I can remember is the classic (and very useful!) baking soda & vinegar ‘explosion’ (either is a great cleaner…just don’t use them together unless you are ready for the mess… lol) {{if ya have no idea what I’m talking about… pour some baking soda in the sink and add vinegar… it’s safe and a pretty good drain opener to boot…}
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I remember us making rockets out of soda bottles in science class, that was certainly the most memorable.
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My son’s favorite experiment so far has been his rotting bananas. He came up with the idea himself and he won 1st place with it. I was very proud of him because he did the majority of the project himself with just a little assistance from dad.
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I loved building the working volcano.
My kids favorite lesson so far is growing a plant from seed and recording the progress. They are really young so that has been the only project we have done this far. I always thought those volcano projects were cool.
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The science project I did one year was to measure the speed that items fell from a certain distance to the floor. To compare and contrast.
My favorite science product as a child was building a volcano.
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My favorite science project was the volcano with lava oozing out of it. My children enjoyed doing the same one, years later.
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Neat experiment you shared…I had no idea! I don’t remember any experiments, but I remember some of the science projects we had to do. My favorite was buidling a model of the solar system out of styrofoam balls. Thanks!
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My favorite science project has to be the volcano…my dad actually helped me make a volcano, we put it on a huge piece of plywood and painted it, then put the baking soda/vinegar in there and watch it explode!
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I once did a project for a science fair on mold growth as a kid. That was interesting and gross. We also would grow our own rock candy at home- it was supposed to show you crystallization.
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hmm favorite science project was building mixing with all the cool chemicals, or maybe dissecting! gross right? lol
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My favorite science project was where I delved into the mysteries of antarctica and different life forms on the continent!
My daughter learned about rocketry and flight this past year in 5th grade, and at the end of the year they each got to set off their own rocket…very cool!
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