Making Rust

Try this science experiment with your kids... mine eagerly checked the items every day and were very excited when they saw the rust forming!

What you need:

Old baking tray
Paper towel
Unwanted metal items (eg. nails, paper clips etc)
Salt
Lemon juice

What you do:

Line the baking tray with paper towel.
Place metal items in tray
Sprinkle salt and lemon juice over the top
Leave for a few days and watch the rust form.

Making rust science experiment - place metal items in tray

Making rust science experiment - Sprinkle with lemon juice and salt

Making rust science experiment - Day 3 - the rust is beginning to form

Making rust science experiment - Day 3 - the rust is beginning to form

This experiment, and many others can be found in this book: (link under image)

Everything You Need To Know About Science
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