Kids Science Experiments - Color Float
Rise Above Experiment
Mix and Move?
Materials you will need:
• Table Salt
• Two Clear Plastic Cup
• A Spoon
• Tap Water
• Food Coloring
Steps:
1. Add some warm tap water in one of your clear plastic cups.
2. Add a few tablespoons of salt to the water and stir it really well, until the salt has dissolved in the water.
3. Add some warm tap water in your second cup and add a few drops of food coloring and stir to mix the color.
4. Slowly pour some of the food coloring tap water into your salted tap water cup.
5. Give it a minute to do its thing.What happened? Did it separate?
The colored tap water has move to the top of the salted tap water because salt water is heavier than tap water.
(See the page on 'Water Facts' for more information)
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