This activity has been provided by STEAMfest sponsor MEL Science!
Step-by-step instructions
Sprinkle a teaspoon of baking soda into the glass, add sugar to taste, squeeze a lemon and add water. The soda is ready!
Process description
Lemon juice contains fruit acids. When they react with baking soda, carbon dioxide forms. It dissolves poorly in water, and so it is released in the form of bubbles. So our drink becomes fizzy.