Solids, Liquids, and Gas: Root Beer Float Science

Have you ever wanted to become a Chemist? This is a special Scientist who works with chemicals, and chemical reactions! Today, we investigated our own chemical reaction by mixing rootbeer and ice cream!

In the photo (above), can you see the different layers? We discovered that when mixing a carbonated liquid (like rootbeer) with ice cream (a solid), the carbonation (gas bubbles) create a bubbly reaction. Do you see the gas that was trapped inside the foam?

To learn more about what a Chemist does, watch the video below:

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