Penguins celebrating chemistry day

Chemistry day

Today we celebrated chemistry day. We had apples and eggplants, the teacher carved a hole in the middle of the fruit/veggie and filled it with baking soda, one by one the children picked up the pipet filled with vinegar and dropped in few drops of it so that it looked like a volcano had erupted. A mini volcano in an apple WOW

The experiment worked and we were all amazed of the tiny volcano, however it didn’t work with the eggplant :(

Purpose

Celebrating Chemistry day

Understanding science

Lpfö 98 Revised 2016

• Develop their understanding of science and relationship to nature, as well as knowledge of plants and simple chemical processes and physical phenomena

Ducklings Chemistry Day: Volcanic Eruption!

On Friday we  had our chemistry day and we did an exciting volcanic eruption experiment! We prepared a red volcano made with  play dough and and raisins which look like a strawberry! Then we put baking soda inside the volcano and mixed up a cup of vinegar with red food color which were prepared for the activity! All the children were so excited and concentrated during this activity and they all got their turn to pour some food colored vinegar into the volcano and as more and more vinegar has been poured into, we finally saw a volcanic eruption! The children were so excited so see this phenomenon and we even tried with the blue food color mixed with vinegar one more time after the first try. The children were touching and some even tasting the liquid, which they learned not only basic chemical phenomenon as well as developing their senses!

We have been working on the following Lpfö goals:

To develop a respect for all forms of life, as well as care for their immediate environment.

To develop their ability to coordinate, awareness of their own body, as well as an understanding of the importance of maintaining their own health and well-being.

To develop their understanding of science and relationships to nature, as well as knowledge of plants, animals and also simple chemical processes and physical phenomena.