MHC After 3 is back in session for Henry County students! The kids at the Bassett Community Center enjoyed their afternoon exploring chemical reactions.
They first did an activity where they "became" chemical elements, gathered into groups (which became their chemical compound formulas). They pretended to all have a chemical reaction, which caused them to rearrange in to new compounds. This showed them how all the elements after the reaction were still there in the same amounts (this balance is called equillibrium), however they were arranged differently.
They did two experiments involving the chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar, which looks like this:
Acetic Acid + Sodium Bicarbonate ----> Carbonic Acid -------> Water + Carbon Dioxide
CH3COOH + NaHCO3 ----> H2CO3 -------> H2O + CO2
The carbon dioxide that's created in the reaction caused a balloon to blow up in the first experiment.
Then we used the reaction to shoot off a cork rocket.
The students then talked about other chemical reactions they've seen in action, and also which ones take place in front of us every day!
They were so excited about these activities, we didn't have time to make elephant toothpaste! They'll have to wait until the next science session to find out what chemical reaction makes it!
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