This document describes two activities to demonstrate liquid turning to gas. The first activity uses a ziplock bag with water and food coloring to represent the water cycle, with the liquid evaporating into a gas over time in sunlight. The second has students add baking soda to vinegar in a balloon bottle, producing carbon dioxide gas that inflates the balloon.
This document describes two activities to demonstrate liquid turning to gas. The first activity uses a ziplock bag with water and food coloring to represent the water cycle, with the liquid evaporating into a gas over time in sunlight. The second has students add baking soda to vinegar in a balloon bottle, producing carbon dioxide gas that inflates the balloon.
This document describes two activities to demonstrate liquid turning to gas. The first activity uses a ziplock bag with water and food coloring to represent the water cycle, with the liquid evaporating into a gas over time in sunlight. The second has students add baking soda to vinegar in a balloon bottle, producing carbon dioxide gas that inflates the balloon.
Materials: 1. Ziplock bags 2. Water 3. Blue food coloring 4. Marker Tape 5. Sunlight or a heat source Directions: 1. Fill the Ziplock bag about one-third full with water. 2. Add a few drops of blue food coloring to represent water. 3. Seal the bag tightly, removing as much air as possible. 4. Use the marker to draw a sun in the corner of the bag. 5. Tape the bag to a sunny window or a well-lit area. 6. Observe the bag over several days and discuss the changes. ACTIVITY: BALLON BLOW-UP Materials: 1. Empty soda or vinegar bottle 2. Balloon 3. Baking soda 4. Vinegar Directions: 1. Pour a small amount of vinegar into the empty bottle (about one-fourth full). 2. Stretch the balloon over the mouth of the bottle but don't tie it. 3. Spoon a couple of tablespoons of baking soda into the balloon. 4. Carefully lift the balloon, allowing the baking soda to fall into the vinegar. 5. Observe as the balloon inflates with gas.