It’s always fun to be able to do a hands-on science experiment that uses simple ingredients. When you add in the fact that you can actually play with the science experiment, well, it just adds to the excitement. When I received a box of Borax as a member of the Purex Insiders program, I thought it would be fun to do something out of the ordinary with it. I already knew that it works great for laundry and household cleaning. (We always have a box of it around the house.) I started thinking about science experiments dealing with polymers which…
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Munchkin and D were both able to find the parts that they needed to complete their respective projects. While Munchkin was able to complete her project, D was not so fortunate. He’s still fighting with his truck, but that’s a different story…. After Munchkin finished assembling the volcano, we located the necessary baking soda, vinegar, food coloring, and dish soap. We tried 3 different experiments: baking soda, vinegar, dish soap baking soda, vinegar, dish soap, food coloring baking soda, vinegar, food coloring We determined that the dish soap, while creating a slower flow, was making way too many suds. Thus,…