Walking Rainbow Science Experiment for Kids
This simple rainbow water experiment is a fun, magical and hands-on way to introduce science concepts to kids.
Servings: 1 experiment
Cost: $5
Ingredients
- 6-7 clear cups or jars
- 3 cups water- enough to fill your clear cups or jars most of the way.
- 7 paper towels, folded into thirds select a size or torn into half.
- 3-5 drops food coloring in primary colors- red, yellow and blue
Instructions
- Set up your glasses in a straight row, or you can try a circle.
- Pour water into every other cup. I filled them pretty full, and I do think it made the water travel a bit quicker.
- Add red food coloring to your first cup, I recommend 3 drops otherwise it can easily overpower the yellow.
- Add 4-5 drops of yellow food coloring to your third cup.
- Add 4-5 drops of blue to your fifth cup.
- Finally, add 3-4 drops of red to the final cup. If you're doing a circle you won't need the last cup of red water. TIP: use less red drops in the first cup because it will mix with yellow in the empty cup to make orange, and the red could start to overwhelm the yellow.
- Fold your paper towels into thirds, making a strip shape.
- Dip it into one cup, then fold over, making an arch, into the cup next to it.
- Repeat until there is an arch over each cup.Grab your camera! It's fun to document the process as the water travels between each cup!