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🎄🎅Cranberry Messages: Is it possible to unve

🎄🎅Cranberry Messages: Is it possible to unveil a hidden message with cranberries?! Why yes…you can!

What’s the science? Cranberries (like red cabbage and poinsettias) contain anthocyanin which is a natural pH indicator. Boil a few cranberries in water, strain them out, and write a secret invisible message with a base like baking soda and water. When the paper is soaked in cranberry juice - the base turns green-blue revealing your message!

Pure joy!

20th Annual Signatures Author Series hosted by @th

20th Annual Signatures Author Series hosted by @thejohncooperschool and my third to be a part of! (Also a throwback photo to my very first event that my Dad came along with me in 2017 💕)

🎄🎅Poinsettia Chemistry: I have always wanted

🎄🎅Poinsettia Chemistry: I have always wanted to see if poinsettias would act as a pH indicator and I’m happy to report, it does!

What’s the science? Poinsettias (like red cabbage) contain anthocyanin which is a natural pH indicator. Boil a few leaves in water, strain them out, and add an acid like lemon juice and it turns orange. Add a base (like baking soda) and it turns green-blue!

Christmas chemistry at its finest 😊

Bernoulli Bag Challenge: (and what the heck am I d

Bernoulli Bag Challenge: (and what the heck am I doing with diaper bag refills? 🤪) Do you think you can inflate a 3-4ft plastic bag with one breath?🤔

What’s the science? If you try to blow it up normally - it would take hundreds of breaths - instead try blowing a single fast moving breath and it inflates instantly! But why?

Because Daniel Bernoulli was one cool scientist that studied fluid mechanics - a course that was super challenging for me in college! Basically, he discovered that a fast moving airstream creates lower air pressure so the surrounding air will rush in to equalize the bag’s pressure and draw outside air into the bag instantly. Cool, huh?! Thanks Bernoulli - you rock 🙌

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🎄🎅Cranberry Messages: Is it possible to unve

🎄🎅Cranberry Messages: Is it possible to unveil a hidden message with cranberries?! Why yes…you can!

What’s the science? Cranberries (like red cabbage and poinsettias) contain anthocyanin which is a natural pH indicator. Boil a few cranberries in water, strain them out, and write a secret invisible message with a base like baking soda and water. When the paper is soaked in cranberry juice - the base turns green-blue revealing your message!

Pure joy!

20th Annual Signatures Author Series hosted by @th

20th Annual Signatures Author Series hosted by @thejohncooperschool and my third to be a part of! (Also a throwback photo to my very first event that my Dad came along with me in 2017 💕)

🎄🎅Poinsettia Chemistry: I have always wanted

🎄🎅Poinsettia Chemistry: I have always wanted to see if poinsettias would act as a pH indicator and I’m happy to report, it does!

What’s the science? Poinsettias (like red cabbage) contain anthocyanin which is a natural pH indicator. Boil a few leaves in water, strain them out, and add an acid like lemon juice and it turns orange. Add a base (like baking soda) and it turns green-blue!

Christmas chemistry at its finest 😊

Bernoulli Bag Challenge: (and what the heck am I d

Bernoulli Bag Challenge: (and what the heck am I doing with diaper bag refills? 🤪) Do you think you can inflate a 3-4ft plastic bag with one breath?🤔

What’s the science? If you try to blow it up normally - it would take hundreds of breaths - instead try blowing a single fast moving breath and it inflates instantly! But why?

Because Daniel Bernoulli was one cool scientist that studied fluid mechanics - a course that was super challenging for me in college! Basically, he discovered that a fast moving airstream creates lower air pressure so the surrounding air will rush in to equalize the bag’s pressure and draw outside air into the bag instantly. Cool, huh?! Thanks Bernoulli - you rock 🙌

Matchstick Fusion🔥 What’s the science? When

Matchstick Fusion🔥

What’s the science? When the two lit matchstick heads join together the fire causes a chemical reaction that fuses their molecules together. Another great party trick to try with adult supervision 😉🔥

Flying Toilet Paper Trick 🧻✨ What’s the sc

Flying Toilet Paper Trick 🧻✨

What’s the science? Fluid - like air - that moves at a higher speed creates a lower pressure. When blowing across the top of the toilet paper, the air underneath is at a higher pressure causing the toilet paper to lift. Blow a higher speed of air across the top of the toilet paper with a hair dryer - and the paper goes flying!

💥Crush a Can with Science…but how? What’s

💥Crush a Can with Science…but how?

What’s the science? If you create steam in an aluminum can - by boiling a small amount of water in it - then steam will fill the can and displace the air inside the can. Then, if you turn the steam filled can upside down in ice water, the steam will quickly condense into water and the outside air pressure will crush the can!

🔥Relighting a Flame🔥 What’s the science?

🔥Relighting a Flame🔥

What’s the science? It’s all about the fire triangle - for a flame you need heat, oxygen, and fuel.

When you mix baking soda and vinegar, it produces carbon dioxide which displaces oxygen - causing the flame to snuff out - leaving a few embers burning.

When you mix hydrogen peroxide and yeast the reaction produces oxygen which has a rich enough concentration to reignite the burning embers into a flame! 🔥

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