How Can You Make Fizzing Colors?

Obj. 11d, 12b

Instructions:

  1. Gather your materials: Baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, baking pan and dropper.

  2. Spread the baking soda in a thin layer on the baking pan.

  3. Using your dropper, add drops of food coloring on top of the baking soda.

  4. Add drops of vinegar on top of the color.

  5. Slow down, focus and pay attention to details to observe like a scientist!

  6. Make a picture of how you can make fizzing colors.

Enrichment:

  1. Mix colors on top or very close, observe

  2. -Make a pattern of colors, observe

  3. -Make shapes of colors, observe

InterACTions:

  • What do you think we are going to do with these materials?

  • Have you ever used baking soda and vinegar before? Tell me about it.

  • Can you count the materials we need for this interACTion?

  • To observe like a scientist, it’s important to slow down, focus and pay attention to details.

  • What do the fizzing colors make you think of?

  • What else do you want to try?

  • What can you draw about making fizzing colors?