Mixing can make a new thing. How can you tell?
Bubbles of gas can be a clue.
Vinegar has an acid in it. Baking soda is a base.
Acids and bases react. Vinegar and baking soda fizz.
The fizz bubbles are a gas.
Oil floats on top of water.
Shake them up and you get two layers.
It lasts a short time. Then oil and water come apart.
Now try salt. Salt dissolves in water.
Ask a grown-up to shake oil and water.
Words to know
- acid: like in vinegar
- base: like baking soda
- react: change together
- dissolves: mixes right in