Magic Milk Experiment - Exploring Science and Colour
A few weeks ago, we decided to add a science experiment to our learning centre activities. Ms. Switzer took the students in small groups to try the "Magic Milk" experiment.
What we used:
- a plate
- 2% milk (enough to cover the bottom of the plate)
- food colouring
- dish soap
- dropper (for the dish soap)
What we did:
1. pour some milk on the plate
2. drop some food colouring in the milk in spots
3. put some dish soap in the dropper
4. drop the soap onto the food colouring spots
5. watch what happens!
When you add the soap to the food colouring, a chemical reaction happens causing the colours to spread away from the dishwashing liquid, creating swirls. It actually carried on for quite some time!
Student Observations:
"looks like a star."
"I see fireworks."
"The colours are mixing up."
"The colour runs away."
"The soap chases the colours."
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