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Color Explosions

Fri, Apr 29, 2011

Materials: Plastic plate, whole milk, food coloring, q-tip, liquid dish soap

Activity: Pour whole milk on a plate. Add a few drops of food coloring. Dip a q-tip in liquid soap. Poke the food coloring with the soapy q-tip. Keep the q-tip still, and watch what happens to the food coloring!

Research Questions: What happens to the food coloring in the milk? How do different liquids affect color behavior? Whole milk, 2% milk, fat-free milk, cream, water? How does amount of soap on q-tip affect color behavior?

Resources:

Steve Spangler. Color Changing Milk

Tags: Color Liquid 2011