Science Projects!
Make an alka-seltzer powered lava lamp:
Ingredients:
1 empty 1-Liter clear plastic bottle
Water
Food coloring
vegetable oil
alka-seltzer tablet
Fill bottle with 1-2 inches of water, add 5 drops of food coloring, and then fill it at least 3/4 full with vegetable oil. Cut the alka seltzer tablets into quarters, and then drop them one at a time to see the chemistry at work.
Lemon Volcano:
Ingredients:
1/2 lemon
baking soda
food coloring
Cut lemon in 1/2, and face it skin side down. put 3-4 drops of food coloring on the lemon, and then start adding the baking soda (start with a tablespoon). take a fork or knife and push the baking soda into the lemon until the fizzing starts to happen. you can add more baking soda as needed
Milk experiment
Have a shallow plate and add some milk
add 4-5 drops of different food coloring in separate areas
put a drop of soap on a q-tip and touch the food coloring and watch it swirl! Keep adding soap and touching at different places
Skittles/M&M experiment
Put a small amount of warm water on a plate. Put 4 different colored skittles apart on the plate, and sprinkle more warm water on top. Watch the food dye come off!
Put the M&M's on a filter paper (coffee filter) and sprinkle with warm water until the food dye comes off onto the filter paper. Be sure to use a brown M&M as they are made of different food coloring
Dancing Raisins
Ingredients:
Baking soda
vinegar
water
cup
1/2 cut raisins
Mix 1 tablespoon in half-filled cup of water
add raisins (About 6-8 that are cut in half)
then add vinegar to fill the cup, and watch the raisins dance and bubble!