Candy Corn Experiment - Younger Version
Equipment
- Thermometer
- Magnifying glass Optional
Materials
- Candy corn - 1 piece per liquid tested
- Clear plastic cups or drinking glasses, label each so you know what liquid is in each. You will need 1 tall glass for the vinegar and baking soda mixture.
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/3 cup vinegar
- 1/3 cup 1/3 cup hot water (a grown up must handle this)1/3 cup of clear soda pop (We used clear so we could more easily see the result.1/3 cup of orange juicecrayons, colored pencilsworksheetspencilphone camera to take video and/or photosMagnifying glass (optional)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup Hot water (This should be handled by adults only. We used boiling water and let it cool for about 1 minute.)
- 1/3 cup clear soda (pop)
- 1/3 cup orange juice
- crayons or colored pencils
- phone camera or video
- magnifying glass (optional)
Instructions
- Gather all of the materials.
- Help your child pour each liquid into a clear plastic cup or glass.
- Put one of the 1/3 cup of vinegar into a tall galss
- Record the start time and have your child drop one piece of candy in each cup. Now, the fun observations begin!
- Add one teaspoon of baking soda to the vinegar in the tall glass.
- If you have a magnifying glass, help them use it to examine the chemical reactions closely.
- Take some photos and videos of the reactions in each cup.
- After 5 minutes, ask your child to draw their observations in each cup using their Lab Observation Sheet.
- If age-appropriate, have your child answer the questions on the My Observations page.