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Skittles rainbow experiment

Skittles rainbow science experiment
Skittles Science Hypothesis #2: The Temperature of the water Prevented the Skittles from Mixing
If your kids love skittles as much as mine do, this experiment is a must do! Your little chemist will study and learn about diffusion! While they are at it, they can also experiment and make some fun art! Skittles color experiment Easy Skittles Rainbow Science Experiment | Fun with Mama

Skittles science fair project

Is it just me or is it now in style to get back to the classics… classic fashion, classic books, class acts? What makes something classic anyways? For kid’s science I have found that classic experiments are predictable, easy to set up, have a wow factor, and produce a ‘stick-ability’ in the minds of the beholders. Skittles Science Fair Project Idea Did your kids love the experiment? Then check out this fun Volcano science experiment or fizzy candy canes experiment too!
Ideas for a Science Fair Project Using Kool-Aid
When you first add the skittle they start to dissolve in the water, sending the food colours outwards as this happens. The reason that the food colours meet in the middle of the plate as a cross and do not mix is that each food colour has the same amount of sugar dissolved from each skittle. Once you add the pure sugar into the centre of the food colour cross, the sugar cube beings to dissolve as well. This creates a situation where the most amount of sugar is found in the centre of the plate whereas the least amount of sugar is found at the edge of the plate (this area is basically pure water). As the sugar dissolved it pushed outwards into the rest of the solution, sending the coloured water outwards as well. Recommended Science Experiment Books As the Skittles start to dissolve in the water, they send the coloured sugar outwards in an attempt to equalise the concentration of sugar in the water. The colours do not mix however as the same amount of sugar has dissolved from each Skittle – the concentration of sugar is already equal.

Skittles rainbow science experiment

Grab either a big bag of Skittles or two small fun packs of them. I used four because we experimented twice today. What is the science behind the skittles experiment? I loved watching my kids use their artistic creativity to produce bright, colorful, unique pieces of art! And we all enjoyed munching on Skittles while we worked and played. 🙂
Skittles color experiment