This dancing raisins science experiment is a fun and entertaining experiment that kids will get a kick out of.

Dancing Raisins Science Experiment

To create this fun science experiment, you will need:

a glass cup or jar
water
vinegar
baking soda
raisins

To do this experiment, half fill your glass cup with water.

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Add about 3 tsp baking soda and mix.

Drop in about 4 – 5 small raisins.

Carefully add 4 TBSP of vinegar to the glass jar.

Watch and wait. It will take a few minutes to start working. Then the raisins will start dancing!

Extended learning

You could also try with different types of dried fruit and see if they work too – such as Craisins and sultanas
Try using other liquids such as lemonade, mineral water or soda water.

Why do the raisins dance?

The vinegar and baking soda create carbon dioxide bubbles, the same gas that carbonates soft drink or soda pop. The bubbles will gather under the raisins until there’s enough fizz to raise them to the surface. When the bubbles pop it causes the raisins to fall back down to the bottom and the process continues.

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