STDuring snowman week we had a lot of fun talking about snowman, making our own on paper and outside and trying a science experiment with household ingredients.
Here's what you will need for our experiment:
-Baking soda
-Dish soap
-Salt
-Vinegar
-Waterproof accessories for the snowman (foam cut-out hats, peppercorn for eyes, mouth and buttons, small sticks for arms, carrots or orange peppers for noses)
STEPS:
1) In a bowl, measure out one cup of baking soda and add 1 Tablespoon of salt. Mix throughly.
2) Add 1/2 tsp soap and mix it into the dough well. The dough should look crumbly.
3) Add 2-3 Tablespoons of water. If your dough will form a ball, you're all set. If it's still too dry and crumbly add water 1/2 of a Tablespoon at a time until you have a dough that molds into a ball.
4) Make and decorate your snowman with the waterproof accessories.
5) In a squeezy bottle or cup, slowly pour vinegar over snowman until it has melted to your preference.
The students had a blast trying it out. Why not recreate the fun at home?
Here's what you will need for our experiment:
-Baking soda
-Dish soap
-Salt
-Vinegar
-Waterproof accessories for the snowman (foam cut-out hats, peppercorn for eyes, mouth and buttons, small sticks for arms, carrots or orange peppers for noses)
STEPS:
1) In a bowl, measure out one cup of baking soda and add 1 Tablespoon of salt. Mix throughly.
2) Add 1/2 tsp soap and mix it into the dough well. The dough should look crumbly.
3) Add 2-3 Tablespoons of water. If your dough will form a ball, you're all set. If it's still too dry and crumbly add water 1/2 of a Tablespoon at a time until you have a dough that molds into a ball.
4) Make and decorate your snowman with the waterproof accessories.
5) In a squeezy bottle or cup, slowly pour vinegar over snowman until it has melted to your preference.
The students had a blast trying it out. Why not recreate the fun at home?