Fizzy Fireworks
Science Experiment
Method
1. Begin by wrapping the outside of the You will need:
cups in tinfoil to decorate them to look Large plastic tray
like fireworks. These will be your Roman Plastic cup
candle style fireworks. Place them into Tinfoil
the tray – this will make cleaning up
easier! 3 teaspoons of bicarbonate
of soda (also known as
2. Half fill the cup with water. Add a few baking soda)
drops of food colouring and stir in the
Water
bicarbonate of soda.
Distilled white vinegar or
3. Next, gently stir in the washing-up liquid.
malt vinegar
4. Add a sprinkle of eco-friendly glitter and
2 teaspoons of washing-up
some star-shaped sequins (optional).
liquid
5. Then, quickly pour a tablespoon of Eco-friendly glitter
vinegar into the cup to create a fizzy,
bubbly firework. Small star-shaped sequins
(optional)
6. Encourage the children to talk about
Food colouring
what they see as the ‘firework’ bubbles
and fizzes. Teaspoon and a tablespoon
7. Keep adding vinegar into the cup, a
tablespoon at a time, until the reaction
has finished.
8. Experiment with other ‘fireworks’ by
mixing other colours of food colouring,
sequins and eco-friendly glitter into the
containers with the bicarbonate of soda.