Fireworks fun in the kitchen with Mister C!
Explore the wonderful world of chemistry with this fun and easy experiment.
Fireworks fun in the kitchen with Mister C!
Follow along with Mister C to make beautiful firework displays of color using milk, dish soap and a cotton swab applicator. We use soap every day to get rid of grease and grime on our dishes and hands. During this experiment, you’ll see first hand how the soap and proteins in the milk interact to create a colorful display! The soap is working to connect to the fat molecules in the milk and that motion is what allows us to “see” this fun and colorful experiment.
Materials:
Dish Soap
Milk
Cotton Swab Applicators
Paper Plates
Food coloring
Follow along with the video to complete the experiments. Consider how you could experiment with the process. What might happen if you use whole milk vs. 2% milk? What about 1% or skim? Does the color explosion react differently with the different amounts of fat?
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