I'm a Scientist!

Normal science classes can tend to be a drag, thank goodness my science class is not normal. Most of the time in class we do exciting experiments that you can do with all ages to spark an interest in science.

Here are just a few we have done

Tables and Balloons: 


Our science professor gave us a challenge to see how many people we could fit on a table being held up only by balloons. We all about freaked out. When we got divided up into our small groups to practice before we put the whole class together, the children in us escaped. We all got so giddy and excited to stand on the tables held by balloons.

For this experiment we had a table and flipped it up side down so the legs were in the air. Then we filled up 4 balloons with air. We then put a balloon under each corner of the table tucked underneath so you couldn't see them. Then we stood on the table and tried not to move much. Then we used more balloons and put them underneath a large table so we could see if we could get the entire class on a table. We did it! It was really pretty cool to see that our entire class could all stand on a single table held up only by balloons! Thats over 2000 lbs held by balloons!

Balloons , Baking Soda and Vinegar:

It seems to me that our science teacher really loves balloons. We use them for a lot of our experiments or investigations as he calls them. Anyways, this experiment is very similar to the chemical reaction that takes place for making homemade volcanoes. 

Here's what you do: 

1. Take a few large spoonfuls of baking soda and put them inside a balloon
2. Pour a generous amount of vinegar into a bottle (the size of a Coke bottle)
3. Put the balloon over the lip of the bottle and hold it up so that the baking soda will pour into the vinegar
4. Watch the reaction!

Hint: The balloon should then fill up with air

M&M's: 

This experiment is one that children would love to do! It's so simple and all you really have to do is observe. 

Here's what you do: 

1. Have 4 plastic cups of water, 2 with hot water and 2 with cold (make sure to remember which is which)
2. Drop a different colored M&M into each cup of water (you can mix two colors if you want, but you can see it better with only one)
3. Watch and observe the what colors expand the quickest (take note of the layers that come off of the M&M and if water temperature has an effect on it)!