Experiments (Age 4-8)
Experiments (Age 9-14)

Expanding Soap

Expanding is when a thing becomes very large

Materials: Large Microwave, Ivory Soap, and a big bowl

Procedure:

  1. Place the ivory soap inside the bowl.
  2. Put it inside the microwave for two minutes.
  3. Notice how it grows! Take a video if you like.
  4. Wait several minutes before taking it out from the microwave so it can cool down.
Expanding Ivory Soap Experiment - The Stem Laboratory

Kids will learn about expanding