Tuesday, 11 June 2013

James' Egg Experiment!

Recently James decided to undertake a science experiment to see if he could make a raw egg bounce! Can you research the science behind his idea and find out why it might work??

Last weekend I decided to do an experiment. My Sister had already done this experiment so I thought I’d give it a crack!
I put vinegar in a cup, and then I added a normal egg straight out of the fridge and put it in the same cup. I left the egg overnight and in the morning I hoped that the shell of the egg would become rubbery and turn bouncy.
The next morning I woke up to a big surprise the egg was bouncy and soft as I wished it do.  I took it to school to test it  Mrs Stevens said to drop the egg out of the class room window.
Now this is where I got really nervous. The class were waiting below and began the countdown:  “5 4 3 2 1”. 
I dropped the egg – splat went the egg! I think that the egg shell fell off because the vinegar dissolves all the shell. I was  really amazed that the egg looked like it had been boiled even though I didn’t  boil it so I think that my egg experiment was an average success and I’m going  to try it again but this time I’m going to leave it in the cup for a longer time - not just for one night.

By James M.




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