Orange Soda Experiment
This fun and exciting orange soda experiment is a great way to teach children about states of matter using orange juice, water and bicarbonate of soda.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup water
- 2 glasses
- 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda, also known as baking soda
Instructions
Orange Juice Experiment
- Pour the water into one glass and the juice into the second glass and place on a plate or tray with edges, or do this experiment outside.
- Spoon one teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda into the glass with water and stir. Watch to see if anything happens. If you taste a small amount of it, you will find that it doesn't taste very nice at all.
- Next, spoon one teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda into the jar with orange juice and give it a little stir.
- Watch to see if anything happens.
- It doesn't take long for the orange juice to start to bubble.
- The juice will bubble for some time, and if your glasses are on the smaller side, it may just bubble over.
- Talk to your children about what they think is happening and why it is happening.
- When it does stop bubbling, have a small taste and see what it tastes like.It will not taste exactly like soft drink as it has no sugar added, but it will be similar.
- Why does this happen? When a liquid, I this case the orange juice, is mixed with a solid - in this case the bicarbonate of soda - a reaction takes place and bubbles are created.This reaction causes carbonation. The gas, carbon dioxide is formed, creating a bubbling orange drink which is similar to soft drinks.
Orange Experiment
- Another way to complete this same experiment, is to use and orange and ½ tsp of bicarbonate of soda or baking soda.
- Simply cut the orange into 8 sections and dip a section in the baking soda.
- As you take a bite of the orange, it should start to bubble in your mouth.
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