--- title: "Y5 - Exploding Bag" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-09-19-15-03-00-y5-exploding-bag" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Y5 - Exploding Bag ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/DSCF0773.JPG) 19 September 2024 [Mr Griffiths](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/LukeGriffiths) [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) Today in science Year 5 explored what would happen when white vinegar and baking soda react to each other. We noticed that when there was a chemical reaction between the two a gas, carbon dioxide, was created which filled the bag. We hoped for the bags to explode, but as the bags were too strong, this did not happen. [Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-5) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/citag/science) [KS2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/citag/ks2) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_5009%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-09-19-08-15-00-year-3-science) Previous ### [Year 3 science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-09-19-08-15-00-year-3-science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/Boolean_Operators.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-09-23-14-55-00-y5-using-boolean-operators) Next ### [Y5 - Using Boolean Operators](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-09-23-14-55-00-y5-using-boolean-operators) ### 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/)