Vinegar and lemon juice both work really well for cleaning pennies. But, ketchup was the clear winners for our pennies, with soy sauce next, maybe with a little more time they would have gotten a little bit cleaner. This is a fun experiment to try with younger kids! My kids of all age...
Explore chemical reactions at home with this fun (and safe) science experiment,Chemical Reactions with Pennies. How are crayons made? Try this funMelting Crayons Science Experimentexperiment with your old broken crayons. Did you know that you can use the sun to make art? Makesun printson a su...
Before getting started, have students draw a face for their snowman on ziplock bags. Then have them mix baking soda (a base) with vinegar (an acid). This experiment is a great way to teach kids about chemical reactions and how a substance can transform into another substance under the ri...
The experiment works better with Diet Coke than other sodas due to its slightly different ingredients and the fact that it isn’t so sticky. I also found that Diet Coke that had been bottled more recently worked better than older bottles that might have lost some of their fizz sitting on s...
Oil Spill Experiment Apply science to the care and protection of the environment with this oil spill demonstration. Learn about an oil spill and investigate the best ways to clean it up. Penny Boat Challenge Design a simple tin foil boat, and see how many pennies it can hold before it sink...
The vinegar only sped up the oxidation of the pennies where the pennies were in contact with the vinegar. The pennies stayed shiny on the side that was against the paper towel. Science Experiment #2: Pennies and Olive Oil We wanted to find out if we could then remove that patina. ...
pennies in the solution and remove them after five minutes and observe the difference. The solution should have changed color. You can take the experiment further and place two clean nails in the same solution, one halfway in and half out and the other completely submerged. After about 10 ...
Watch how water moves through a plant with a simple celery food coloring science experiment! CHICK PEA FOAM Have fun with this taste-safe sensory play foam made with ingredients you probably already have in the kitchen! This edible shaving foam, or aquafaba as it is commonly known, is made ...
Easy Science Experiment Tin Foil Boats In this easy science experiment you will be designing a tin foil boat that will hold the greatest number of pennies. Get together with some friends and have a contest to see who can design a cargo boat that will hold the most pennies....
Learn about the science of swinging with a funnel pendulum on a string, and create an art project of beautiful swirls of colored salt. Blue Marble 51. Turn pennies green Difficulty: Easy / Materials: Basic This awesome experiment leads you through three steps: shining up pennies, turning them...