Food Coloring Paper Towel Experiment
Setting Up the Rainbow Science Experiment Supplies Needed: Printable walking water recording sheets (button to download at the bottom of the post) Small plastic cups or glasses Paper towels (*read my tips below for picking the right ones) Food coloring in primary colors Water * The pick. Have fun with this paper towel and food coloring experiment. Soak up color, mix colors and end up with a beautifully colored paper towel square.
In this fun and easy science experiment, we're going to explore and investigate colors by creating a walking rainbow. This classic experiment is awesome, bright colored, and packed with amazing science! Materials: Several colors of food coloring 3 clear plastic cups or glasses of the same size Paper towels Water Instructions: Select the colors you would like to incorporate into the Walking. Fun Paper Towel Experiment August 22, 2012 Stirring the food coloring into the water Colored water traveling up the paper towels Almost there! It's finally there! Blue and Yellow mixing to make Green! They will continue to mix until all of the cups have equal water levels.
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Paper towels with perforated lines Several options of food coloring 5 Wide. In this easy science experiment, we explored how paper towels absorb water and how colors blend to form a walking rainbow. The kids loved these simple experiments and learned all about primary and secondary colors while observing the science behind absorption.
In this experiment, the paper towels act as the medium through which water travels. The water is drawn up the paper towel fibers, carrying the food coloring along with it. As the colored water moves, it creates the visual effect of a "walking rainbow.".
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The red, yellow and blue food coloring used in the rainbow paper towel experiment are primary colors. When two different primary colors come together in an empty cup through capillary action of the paper towel, they mix to create secondary colors. What do children learn from the walking water experiment? The rainbow paper towel experiment teaches a few basic scientific concepts.
When the paper towels are rolled up and placed between two jars, they exemplify capillary action, which is how liquid can move up something, rather than follow the usual pull of gravity and pull down. 6 cups Water Red, yellow, and blue food coloring White paper towels Start by lining up 6 glasses in a circle. Pour water into 3 of them (every other) about 3/4 full.
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Drop red, yellow, and blue food coloring into the 3 glasses. Cut thin strips of paper towel then fold it in half. One end should be in the food coloring glass and the other in the empty one.
The water will soak up and mix together.
