Procedure Scaffold
Monday
Title:
Skittle Rainbows
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Aim:
To try and make the skittles turn into a rainbow effect
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Hypothesis:
My hypothesis is that the skittles will burst and colour will droop down the plate as the warm water is poured over top
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Equipment:
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Tuesday
Method:
Step 1: Open the bag of skittles.
Step 2: Put the skittles individually around the edge of the large dinner plate.
Step 3: pour 1 full cup of boiling H20 onto the large dinner plate.
Step 4: Wait 60 seconds (1 minute) for the experiment.
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Results: What happened? Why? How?
As the boiling H20 was poured into the middle of the plate the skittles started to lose it’s color and the and the shell. The outside of the shell started to crack and they fell off. The color started to spread into the middle of the plate, as the colors started to blend the plate turned into a large rainbow. A chemical reaction happens because the ingredients in the skittle reacted with the boiling hot water. The water absorbed the color in the skittles.
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Wednesday
Conclusion: Good: overall the experiment went well because it worked, the chemical reaction happened and the colors went into the middle and made a rainbow.
:Bad The colors got mixed together and it made a brownish color. We could put the same color in a line next time to make the rainbow rather than having all different colors mixing together.
Next time we might use metos and it might make a different affect.
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Kia ora Tayla! This looks amazing! I love how you have followed the experiment step by step :) Do you think this would work with other coloured lollies - maybe fruit burst or MnM's? I've seen the idea of this experiment online but I've never actually tried it - It looks great!
ReplyDeleteWow!! Super work Tayla. I have seen this experiment done on You Tube but have never tried it myself. Your detailed explanations make it really clear for if I wanted to do it with my class. Would you recommend I try it with Year 5 and 6?
ReplyDeleteKia ora Tayla, I LOVE Science, it makes your brain really work to solve stuff! I like the steps used and how your observations led to conclusions! Keep asking questions and think about what else you could use for the next experiment :)
ReplyDeleteIt was great fun to undertake this experiment with you. I did have to wonder what the colours were made out of and why the colour red seemed stronger compared to the other colours. I found it very interesting that the colours stayed separate to begin with. Why do you think the colours made a rainbow?
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