Science Projects On How to Make an Egg Bounce With Vinegar

A love of science maps an egg-cellent road to the future.

Scientific experiments add to knowledge and emphasize critical-thinking skills. Simple science projects are a platform for channeling students' natural curiously for making observations and forming conclusions. With a few household items and a checklist for the scientific method, children can experience being scientists. Whether it is for a school project or a family-time endeavor, the egg-bounce-with-vinegar project is easy and affordable.

Things You'll Need

• Egg
• 1-cup plastic container with screw-on lid
• 1 cup vinegar
• Notepad
• Plastic spoon
• Sketch pad (optional)
• Tri-fold project display board (optional)

Instructions

1. Place a raw egg in the 1-cup plastic container. Pour white vinegar into the container so that the egg is completely submerged in the vinegar. Screw on the lid loosely. Keep the egg submerged in the vinegar for four days.

2. Write two hypotheses. Form one about what you think will happen to the egg while it is in the vinegar. Form the other about how high you can drop your egg before it will break.

3. Observe the egg each day and record your observations or data on your notepad.

4. Use a plastic spoon to remove the egg from the vinegar on the fourth day. Record your observation of the egg and compare this to your previous data.

5. Record whether or not your data proved or disproved your first hypothesis. Write your conclusion.

6. Drop your egg from various heights. Start at two inches and drop one inch higher each time. Check the egg after each drop for evidence that it has not broken during the drop. Record your data after each drop.

7. Stop the experiment when the egg breaks. Check to see if your data proved or disproved your second hypothesis. Write your conclusion.

Tips & Warnings

• Research how and why the vinegar reacts with the egg.

• Repeat the project, but leave the egg in the vinegar for three days.

• Younger elementary students can record their data by sketching their observations.

• Use the project to help English Language Learners develop new vocabulary and fluency.

• Display pictures and data observations on a tri-fold project board.

• Do not eat the egg.

References

• Fact Monster: Making Eggs That Bounce

Resources

• EverythingESL: Science Experiments With Eggs
• The Chevron Cars: Bouncing Egg Trick