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‘Sweet Science’ a big draw for children at the Boardman library
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Necco Wafers were placed into Sprite and the children watch the wafers float to the top. This was on of the first experiments performed and the children had to guess what would happen when the wafers were placed in the Sprite.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.A table full of sweets and candy was set up to perform sugary science experiments. The Boardman library hosted the Sweet Science event on Nov. 12 as part of a monthly program the library has for children.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Children lined up to get extra candy to take home after Yingling finished the sweet experiments. It was interesting for the children and other guests to see all types of experiments made out of sweet treats.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.This sweet experiment was what happened when Pop Rocks and Sprite were mixed. Pouring Pop Rocks into Sprite creates a fizzy, bubbly sound. This is due to the air and the carbonation in the Sprite mixing together.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.This sweet experiment was what happened when Pop Rocks and Sprite were mixed. Pouring Pop Rocks into Sprite creates a fizzy, bubbly sound. This is due to the air and the carbonation in the Sprite mixing together.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
The Boardman library attracted several children of all ages and their families on Nov. 12 for their Sweet Science activity. John Yingling was the “sweet scientest” who performed the different candy experiments at the event.
Before Yingling started, he put on his apron to prepare for any candy mess that might happen as he showed the experiments. He explained there are several experiments and he talked about each one before he started.
There were a variety of different experiments that Yingling performed for the children and other guests. His candy experiments ranged from starlight mints and how their red stripes form a red swirl in the water, to testing which candy, out of Tootsie Rolls, Laffy Taffy and Starbursts, were the most sticky.
Yingling made a point of getting the children engaged with the experiments. He had them guess why each thing happened to the different candies after he performed the experiment. He also had the children guess what would happen before and after each experiment was attempted.
The Boardman library hosts a different children’s program every month. The Sweet Science event happened only one other time at the library, about two years ago. The programs are not only fun for the children and their families, but are also educational.
After each of the experiments were completed, the children were allowed to pick out a few pieces of the leftover candy to eat.
“Isn’t this fun? I can sit and eat my science experiment,” said Yingling.