Aoife from Lismore heritage centre did LOADS of experiments with us today!!
We learned all about Acids and bases!
We made volcanoes by pouring a base (baking soda) into an acid (vinegar)
We blew up a balloon and a glove using the chemical reaction of adding a base to an acid.
We completed a circuit by holding hands in a circle, this caused a special noisy bulb to light up!
We made static electricity by rubbing a blown up balloon to our hair and then used this static electricity to make rice krispies dance.
We made a super fast rocket using a balloon taped to a straw on a string, when Aoife released the opening of the balloon to release the air the balloon and straw flew up the string!
Lastly Aoife made a cool film canister rocket using alka seltzer, it hit the roof!