Experiments with Vitamin C are among the most popular of our science project ideas. Our Vitamin “C”itrus project is part of the 24 Hour Science Project package. It’s a cool chemistry project that is really impressive, but is really easy to do.
Most ideas for experiments involving chemistry require expensive and hard to find supplies. Experimenting with Vitamin C isn’t like that. In addition to foods containing Vitamin C, you will only need iodine, cornstarch, water, a pot, and a medicine dropper.
First you’ll extract juice from your fruits or vegetables, then you’ll make what is called a ‘titrating’ solution with cornstarch and water – a very easy process. You’ll add the titrating to your juices a drop at a time, and count the number of drops it takes until the solution turns blue. This will indicate how much Vitamin C (did you know it’s really called ascorbic acid?!) is in the juice you are testing. It’s a cool process that is fascinating to watch and do.
You can also use your own ideas to change our experiment up a bit. We give you instructions on how to do that in the expanded version of this experiment in our Middle School Science Project package.
We get notes all the time from kids who have used our Vitamin C science project ideas and have won their science fair.
| “I enjoyed doing this experiment with my son. It was very interesting and it turned out real well. You made it so easy for us. We are so glad we found you website!” – Shannon from Hawaii |
Purchase our package of guides, and you’ll get step-by-step instructions for this project, a list of online and offline references, and photographs. You can enter your information into our charts, and the graph of your data is created automatically! Plus, you’ll get four more guides – so your science project ideas can really multiply.
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P.S. Did I mention that this science project idea can be finished in 24 hours? In fact, you can start any all of the projects in our 24 Hour Science Project package today and be finished by this time tomorrow! Get your package NOW!
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I purchased your “Weekend Science Projects” packet a couple of years ago and am still using it. I am really happy that you created this site. I am now finalizing “A Flaky Showdown”. I wanted to add a comment to this project: “If using with elementary children it is very difficult for them during the downtime periods to just sit. Downtown occurs when they need to wait for the water to soak into the corn flakes and secondly when the water drains from the cornflakes. This occurs 15 times! They are bored and demonstrating unacceptable behavior and losing the thought of the science experiment. It would be advisable to have something planned that coordinates with the project for the children to do during these times. Perhaps some of the books suggested for them to read would be a good outlet. Otherwise, the experiment went well and the children enjoyed doing it.” Thank you.
Last year my class did “Slip Sliding – No Way!”. The children enjoyed doing it and learned a lot. And, by the way, we won second prize in our school’s Science Fair. Thank you.