![Young blond girl experimenting with baking soda and lemon juice.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/004/295/full/COV_ART_07_Learning_science_from_home_ECE_FunWithBakingSoda.jpg?1674173709)
There is much to be learned through play and experimentation with baking soda and lemon juice – measurement, cause and effect, eye-hand coordination and new words for a start. Mixtures and potions like these are the early beginnings of learning about chemistry.