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10 Backyard Science Experiments for Kids

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10 Backyard Science Experiments for Kids

two girls doing science experiments outside with baking soda and vinegar
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Pour that into a plastic sandwich bag and watch it pop! Photo: iStock

Exploding sandwich bag

Because we just can’t get enough of baking soda and vinegar, here’s another great way to demonstrate how the two elements react to form carbon dioxide. Laura at the Come Together Kids blog shows how to make a resealable plastic bag explode. Follow her directions and watch the kids ooh and ahh as the bag fills with gas and then pops! Seriously, what is more fun than a safe explosion?

Science lesson: The acid in the vinegar reacts with the base in the baking soda, producing carbon dioxide gas.

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