Monday, September 14, 2015

Floating Letters

This week we did an experiment with M and Ms!
You need- M & M lollies
                 Clear glass or bowl
                 Water

What to do
* Fill the glass or bowl half full of water.
* Drop some M & Ms into the water.
* Allow the M & Ms to soak up the water for 10-20 minutes.

What happened-
RJ said- The colours came off the M & Ms
Seth said- The colours mixed and the letters floated to the surface.
Jayden said- The colours floating around made rainbow.
Toby said- The bubbles came off the lollies and the lollies didn't dissolve.
Cody said- The letters rose to the top of the water and they floated on the surface.







What we think happened-
Seth thought the food colouring wasn't stuck on the lollies properly.
Leo thought the outer shell stopped the M & M turning to mush.
Oli thought the colours came off and some mixed and some letters came off whole and some crumbled.
Eden thought the colours dissolve in water but the outer shell doesn't.

I Wonder
Jack wondered what would happen if we used hot water.
Kaelan wondered if it would work in vinegar.
Cody wondered about changing the water temperature.
Breanna wondered if the light colours were slower to dissolve.
Brookie-Lee wondered why some colours didn't mix.