Today we are making sherbet to help with the school fair. We are also creating sherbet-making tutorials so we can make some at home for ourselves.
Recipe
2 cups icing sugar
4 tablespoons Raro
3 teaspoons citric acid
3 teaspoons tartaric acid
2 teaspoons baking soda
Mix ingredients thoroughly in a bowl.
Carefully place a 1/4 cup in each bag with an unwrapped lolly pop.
Fold down the corners and sellotape closed.
How to Make Sherbet Tutorial
Use an iPad to take photos of each step.
What makes a successful tutorial?
Extra for Experts: Why does sherbet fizz?
Can you explain to a classmate why sherbet is fizzy? (Hint: there is a chemical reaction happening in your mouth!)
There are some differences in these recipes, but they use the same sort of chemical reaction:
Planet Science
CSIRO Science by Email
Skip to around 3:00 for an explanation of the science behind sherbet.
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