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Thursday 18 March 2021

Skittles

Aim: To use water to extract the dye from skittles using the process of chromatography.


Materials: 

1. 5 Skittles

2. Water

3. Petri dish

4. Beaker


Process:

Step 1: Place the skittles into the petri dish around the edges.

Step 2: Pour 100ml water gently into the middle of the petri dish.


Questions:

Why do they bleed out at the same rate? It has the same amount of dye in it.

Why do the colors not mix together? The water is staying still.

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