Mad Science Monday: Fizzy Planet Fun

I never get tired of exploding science experiments! And truth be told, I've never met a kid who does either. Baking soda and white vinegar are common household ingredients that are likely already in your pantry and ready for fun. That said, almost any day can become a Mad Science day, even on the fly. Added bonus: self cleaning science--if it gets on the carpet, no worries and you likely just lifted that old grape juice stain as well!

During a recent Space Theme, I came across this creative twist on the classic baking soda and vinegar chemical reaction on this wonderful blog. My son and I conducted our own Fizzy Planet Jupiter experiment:

We mixed about a cup of baking soda with about 1/4 cup of water and several drops of red and yellow food coloring to form our baking soda dough. The dough is quite crumbly and pleasantly cold to the touch, but given the right amount of water (you may need to add a bit more) can be molded into a ball.

Half the fun is just playing with the dough!

And the other half of the fun is using a condiment bottle to squeeze white vinegar and watch it 'splode again and again!