Whether you're the entertainment at the school Halloween party, your kids have way too much candy to eat, or you're planning a birthday party for your young scientist, these tips will help you put on a successful Candy Experiment party.
If you're attempting a density rainbow, put your Skittles in water right away and allow plenty of time for them to dissolve. You may want to dissolve two sets in case you need a backup.
Suggested Experiments:
- Acid Test
- Floating M's
- Color Separation (Chromatography)
- Dissolving Hot/Cold
- Sink/Float
- Creation Station: making funny candy sculptures from candy you're not experimenting on
- Free-for all: let kids sink, float, stir, smash, microwave, stick
- M&M's for chromatography (include black or brown)
- sour candy for testing acid
- candy for dissolving
- candy to see what sinks and floats (bring marshmallows, 3 Musketeers, or Kit Kats for floating)
- anything else anybody wants to test
Recommended supplies:
- coffee filter paper, cut into rectangles, for chromatography
- pencils to label chromatography paper with colors and children's names (or mark them before the presentation)
- a few containers for chromatography, filled with 1/2 inch of water (test first to ensure the chromatography paper fits standing upright)
- white plates for viewing chromatography paper
- baking soda for acid testing
- spoons for adding soda and mixing
- cups/bowls for experiments (as many as you can bring)
- ice and hot water for dissolving
- sink to empty and rinse cups
- pitchers of water to refill cups
- paper towels for cleanup
- garbage can for wrappers
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