šŸ§Ŗ Science with Sarah: Dancinā€™ spaghetti šŸ

A great study in chemical reactions AND density

šŸ‘‰ Watch the video of Sarahā€™s science experiment at Indian Creek Elementary here!

Hello parents, teachers and students! Todayā€™s experiment explores the chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar. Weā€™re gonna make spaghetti dance!

Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesdays when Meteorologist Sarah Spivey does the demonstrations and explains the science behind it.

Science with Sarah in partnership with the San Antonio Zoo (Copyright KSAT 2023 - All rights reserved)

HEREā€™S WHAT YOUā€™LL NEED

  • A clear pitcher
  • 1 cup water
  • 10 broken pieces of spaghetti
  • baking soda
  • A spoon
  • 3 cups vinegar

DO THE EXPERIMENT

  • STEP 1: Put the water in the pitcher
  • STEP 2: Breaking the spaghetti into tiny pieces, place them in the pitcher
  • STEP 3: Mix enough baking soda into the water to make it very cloudy
  • STEP 4: One cup at a time, put the vinegar into the pitcher...this can get messy! Do it outside if you need to
  • STEP 5: Observe the gas pick up the spaghetti, making it ā€˜danceā€™!

SCIENCE WITH SARAH

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About the Authors

Sarah Spivey is a San Antonio native who grew up watching KSAT. She has been a proud member of the KSAT Weather Authority Team since 2017. Sarah is a Clark High School and Texas A&M University graduate. She previously worked at KTEN News. When Sarah is not busy forecasting, she enjoys hanging out with her husband and cat, and playing music.

Ben Spicer is a digital journalist who works the early morning shift for KSAT.

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