Bubbles of Awesomeness - The Awesomeness of Bubbles
Question: How will different ingredients affect a bubble solution - will the bubbles last longer or will they pop right away depending on the ingredients in the solution?
Hypothesis: Adding different ingredients to the base bubble solution of detergent and water will affect the bubble strength.
1. The glycerin bubble solution will make the biggest bubbles, but they will pop more quickly than the glue solution.
2. The glue bubble solution will make the smallest bubbles, but they will last the longest (be the strongest).
3. The vegetable oil solution will make colorful bubbles with the same strength and size as the base water/detergent bubble solution.
4. The Corn Syrup bubble solution will make medium size bubbles that will last longer than the glycerin solution, but not as long as the SurgiLube solution.
2. The glue bubble solution will make the smallest bubbles, but they will last the longest (be the strongest).
3. The vegetable oil solution will make colorful bubbles with the same strength and size as the base water/detergent bubble solution.
4. The Corn Syrup bubble solution will make medium size bubbles that will last longer than the glycerin solution, but not as long as the SurgiLube solution.
Materials:
Bubble solutions:
Tools: Bubble wand (pipe cleaner) Bowls for solutions Stop-Watch Paper towels |
Safety ProceduresLimited safety procedures, just make sure the floor is dry, so no one slips.
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Procedure:1. Prepare bubble solutions - (dish detergent and water for the base solution, adding different ingredients - vegetable oil, glue, glycerin, and corn syrup for better outcome.)
2. Make a bubble wand for each solution using pipe cleaners. 3. Test each bubble solution. Blow a bubble and catch it on the wand. Use stop-watch to time how long each bubble lasts before popping. 4. Repet step 3, 10 times for each solution. 5. Record the data. Special Needs: A sink and area that can get messy and wet is needed. |
The AWESOMENESS of our materials video!!!
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The Science behind it
"The secret to a good bubble is something called surface tension, an invisible bond that holds water molecules together. Water is a polar molecule, so it has plus and minus ends just like magnets that attract each other. When the water molecules align with each other they stick together, creating surface tension." (science buddies.org)
Conclusions
After looking at the results of our experiment, we found that bubbles were strongly affected by their ingredients. All the ingredients we added (vegetable oil, glycerin, glue, corn syrup) made the bubbles last longer than regular soap bubbles because they prevented evaporation.
About MaeveHi, I'm Maeve and I love bubbles!!!
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About AthenaHi, I'm Athena and I love bubbles!!!
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