Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Soap Explosion a Science Experiment

Have you tried the science experiment where you explode a bar of soap in the microwave?  We did but it didn’t turn out like I read.
Day 1
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       A regular bar of soap goes into the microwave for 2 minutes.
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This is how it came out, both times.  We repeated it with a second bar because I interrupted the first one to peek at it.  But it didn’t make a difference letting the whole 2 minutes run through.  Maybe our bar of soap was old and dried out?
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But it didn’t stop us from exploring more.  I brought out cheese graters and knives and the children cut the soap to pieces.
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Then we added coloured water using eye droppers.  Will the soap change?
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It did.  Some of it softened and we were able to mould it into shapes although there were still little lumps in it.

Day 2
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We added more water, no colour.  It was room temperature water and it didn’t do anything different then yesterday.

Day 3
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Before the children arrived I poured boiling water on each tray.  When the children arrived it had cooled and had become a soft soap, slimy and pliable.

Day 4
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After adding more boiling water I added spoons, muffin tins, and measuring cups.
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The morning was spent making all kinds of foods like cupcakes, cookies and soup.
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     I bought new soap and hope to try the experiment another time. 
                       Maybe we'll see the soap cloud.