--- title: "Year 5 Science - Irreversible Changes" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-01-20-15-42-01-year-5-science-irreversible-changes" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Year 5 Science - Irreversible Changes ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_9752.JPG) 20 January 2023 [Mr Griffiths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/LukeGriffiths) [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) In science today, year 5 explored what irreversible change would happen when an acid (vinegar) and alkali (bicarbonate of soda) were mixed together. We had a method to follow, we were asked what caused the bag would inflate, and what would happen if we changed the size of the bag. We had lots of fun watching the bags expand, in the hope they would cause the bags to explode. Unfortunately, the bags were too strong. [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_3963.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-01-20-14-03-57-here-come-the-romans-musical-motifs) Previous ### [Here Come the Romans - Musical Motifs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-01-20-14-03-57-here-come-the-romans-musical-motifs) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_20230119_110202.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-01-23-07-35-30-y2-zoo-trip) Next ### [Y2 - Zoo trip](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2023-01-23-07-35-30-y2-zoo-trip) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)