ACID RAIN EXPERIMENT
In this experiment you will be able to create acid rain, right in your own kitchen!
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In this experiment you will be able to create acid rain, right in your own kitchen!
Time:
- Set up: 20 min
- Activity: 2 – 4 days
- Six short strips of masking tape to use as labels
- A pen, pencil, or marker
- Three 1-quart jars with lids
- Measuring cups
- A bottle of vinegar or lemon juice
- Tap water
- Three small potted plants
- Make two labels that say “a little acid.” Put a label on one jar.
- Pour 1/4 cup of vinegar or lemon juice into the jar then fill the rest of the jar with tap water.
- Label one plant “a little acid.”
- Make two labels that say “a lot of acid.” Put a label on the second jar.
- Pour 1 cup of vinegar or lemon juice into the second jar then fill the rest of the jar with tap water.
- Label the second plant with the other label that says, “a lot of acid.”
- Make two labels that say, “tap water.” Put a label on the third jar.
- Fill the last jar with tap water.
- Label the last plant with the other label that says, “tap water.”
- Set the plants next to each other, so they get the same amount of sunlight.
- Every 2 to 4 days, water the plants with solution from the jar that has the label that matches the plant’s label. (example – water the “a little acid” plant with the “a little acid” jar)
- Write down what you see and when you see it.
- What happened to each plant?
- What happened to the color of the plant leaves?
- Did the plant stems change? How?
- Which plant changed the most?
- Do the plants in your community show signs of acid rain?
- How can we prevent acid rain?