On Tuesday, the grasshoppers celebrated world science day! The children explored a fun baking soda and lemon juice experiment, using pipettes to add drops of red, yellow and blue coloured lemon juice onto the baking soda. There was lots of concentration as they practised pinching and squeezing the pipettes, strengthening their little fingers and developing their fine motor skills. The real excitement began when the lemon juice touched the baking soda! The children watched with amazement as it started to fizz, bubble and grow. We heard some lovely observations, with one comparison being that it looked just like a firework! There was plenty of curiosity as the children watched the colours mix and transform, discovering that red and blue made purple, red and yellow made orange, and blue and yellow made green. We even spotted some brown appearing! Throughout the activity, the children were developing their understanding of cause and effect, seeing how their actions created a reaction. They were also building their communication and language skills by sharing their thoughts, describing what they could see and talking about their discoveries. Most importantly, the children had so much fun exploring, predicting and discovering together. Well done Grasshoppers!