Intro:
In this project, my partner and I were hoping to find out what really makes a bath bomb work and explore the science behind them. For example, how to make them and how they react with the water in your bath tub to make it a different color. This is how our experience was and what we learned from exploring more about bath bombs.
Looking Back:
My experiment with Natalie turned out very well. We successfully molded up to 4 bath bombs! However it could have gone better. With the ingredients we had, we should've been able to produce up to 8, but we took too long to mold them so the solution dried up. The bath bombs that we made were successful. They were round and we put decorations on them like roses and stars. They started off mushy and malleable, but we let them dry and they maintained a sphere like shape.
Looking Beyond:
When making the bath bombs we used citric acid and baking soda as some of the ingredients. This is because when mixed together, the baking soda and citric acid produce a chemical reaction when submerged in water. The reaction produces lots of Co2 bubbles in the water when the bath bomb is dropped in.
Looking Inward:
I think my partner and I did got desirable results as far as the quality of the bath bombs. However, we could've made a lot more. So what we would improve on next time would be the time we took to mold the bath bombs because had the mixture not dried so fast, we would've been able to produce 8 of them. So we wasted some of our supplies.
Looking Outward:
I worked with Natalie and Daisy supervised us. We performed well together and we all participated. Natalie and I were hands on with the project and Daisy was a very helpful instructor. We were all on task and made really cute bath bombs.
Looking Forward:
If I could do this project again I would make sure that we molded the bath bombs quicker so that we could take advantage of all of our resources. I would work with the same people because they were devoted hard workers. I don't see how I could continue this project, but I would if possible. Now I can make my own homemade bath bombs!
Take Away:
When doing this project, I not only made really pretty bath bombs, I also learned about the chemicals that react when it is submerged into the water. I never really understood how they worked. I mean, a ball you put in your bath tub that changes the water's color? But when I made the bath bomb and learned more about the key ingredients inside them, I understood how they worked. When the bath bomb is submerged into water, the citric acid and baking soda used to make the bath bomb react producing co2 bubbles and the food coloring in the bath bomb changes the water's color. It was also really fun to test and make a bath bomb for the first time. I value the experience very much.
In this project, my partner and I were hoping to find out what really makes a bath bomb work and explore the science behind them. For example, how to make them and how they react with the water in your bath tub to make it a different color. This is how our experience was and what we learned from exploring more about bath bombs.
Looking Back:
My experiment with Natalie turned out very well. We successfully molded up to 4 bath bombs! However it could have gone better. With the ingredients we had, we should've been able to produce up to 8, but we took too long to mold them so the solution dried up. The bath bombs that we made were successful. They were round and we put decorations on them like roses and stars. They started off mushy and malleable, but we let them dry and they maintained a sphere like shape.
Looking Beyond:
When making the bath bombs we used citric acid and baking soda as some of the ingredients. This is because when mixed together, the baking soda and citric acid produce a chemical reaction when submerged in water. The reaction produces lots of Co2 bubbles in the water when the bath bomb is dropped in.
Looking Inward:
I think my partner and I did got desirable results as far as the quality of the bath bombs. However, we could've made a lot more. So what we would improve on next time would be the time we took to mold the bath bombs because had the mixture not dried so fast, we would've been able to produce 8 of them. So we wasted some of our supplies.
Looking Outward:
I worked with Natalie and Daisy supervised us. We performed well together and we all participated. Natalie and I were hands on with the project and Daisy was a very helpful instructor. We were all on task and made really cute bath bombs.
Looking Forward:
If I could do this project again I would make sure that we molded the bath bombs quicker so that we could take advantage of all of our resources. I would work with the same people because they were devoted hard workers. I don't see how I could continue this project, but I would if possible. Now I can make my own homemade bath bombs!
Take Away:
When doing this project, I not only made really pretty bath bombs, I also learned about the chemicals that react when it is submerged into the water. I never really understood how they worked. I mean, a ball you put in your bath tub that changes the water's color? But when I made the bath bomb and learned more about the key ingredients inside them, I understood how they worked. When the bath bomb is submerged into water, the citric acid and baking soda used to make the bath bomb react producing co2 bubbles and the food coloring in the bath bomb changes the water's color. It was also really fun to test and make a bath bomb for the first time. I value the experience very much.