It's Science!! Pt. 2

So, on "It's Science!!! Pt. 1" we explored the topic of density using a few spoonfuls of sugar and some water. For the second half, we explored density using different liquids that you can find in your kitchen. Full directions and ingredients for this experiment are found here.

From left to right: Honey, Syrup, Liquid Dish Washing Soap, Vegetable Oil, and Water (not shown)

We asked the participants to choose which liquid to begin using and continued to layer as we did in the first "experiment." The original order was 1. Honey, 2. Syrup, 3. Soap, 4. Oil, 5. Water and this is what it looked like:

You probably can't see it but the water and oil mixed together and then slowly began to separate. Apparently, water is more dense than oil ;o).

And after about 5 minutes the water and oil completely separate.

Have any of you ever experimented with density? Have you ever had a certain expectation for a science project and found out the opposite was true? Let us know in the comments below!

It's Science!!! Pt. 1

Last Saturday, March 30th, was our first Science Saturday. The subject for this project was density and titled "How Dense Are You??"

Our first encounter with density included water, food coloring, and sugar (Full recipe and instructions found at Sugarsnips). We used different amounts of sugar and the same amount of water mixed into each cup. The red held the most sugar while the green held the least.

Once finished we began layering the sugar mixtures little by little starting with the most dense (the glass with the most sugar - red) to the least dense (green).

At first, the two mixtures (red and yellow) began to mix all together and turn green but they began to separate a few minutes later. You can see a little of the yellow at the top of the mixture ;o).

You continue layering and you should end up with four different colored layers!

 Stay tuned for part two of "It's Science!!!"