Science experiment

This was a neat science experiment we did today during school. The kids enjoyed taking turns picking colors and seeing how they mix together, move around, and make different patterns. Here are the directions for the experiment!

Ingredients needed:

Dish soap

VitaminD milk

Qtip or cotton ball

Food coloring (we used neon so the colors were really bright) 

Directions:

Soak Qtips or cotton balls in dish soap

Fill a bowl or plate with milk

Drop food coloring in and then place the Qtip or cotton ball in the center and watch the magic! 

The dish soap does not mix with the milk. Instead it floats on top and spreads over the surface. As it spreads, it grabs the food coloring. Soap is a "degreaser" so the molecules in it are attacking the fat in the milk, causing motion which creates the swirling of the colors. 

Short video here: http://instagram.com/p/x5AxVhzJWy/

Starting off

The colors made a neat star shape

Then they started swirling all around

This one was pretty cool