JAZMIN: OUR FRIENDS AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER CREATED AN EXPERIEMENT USING FOOD COLORING AND BAKING SUPPLIES.
IT WILL TEACH YOU ABOUT SOMETHING YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT.
YOUR KIDS MIGHT LIKE THIS.
IT IS ABOUT COLOR.
HERE IS THE SCIENCE OF IT.
JACLYN: WE ARE BACK AT THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER FOR ANOTHER ADDITION FOR THE SCIENCE OF IT.
WE ARE HERE WITH TORI.
WE WILL MAKE CHALK AT ICE CUBES.
>> WE USE FOOD COLORING, BAKING SODA, CORNSTARCH, WATER.
WE WILL COMBINE THAT IN AN ICE TRAY AND USE IT AS A FUN SENSORY MIXTURE AND ACTIVITY THAT PEOPLE CAN DO AT HOME.
IT MAKES THE FUNGO LONGER AND LONGER, USING PAINTBRUSHES AND EXPLORING HOW COLORS MIXED TOGETHER.
YOU WILL START THIS ACTIVITY BY FILLING THAT MEASURING CUP WITH BAKING SODA.
ALL THE WAY.
IT IS A QUARTER CUP.
ALSO, FILL IT WITH THE CORNSTARCH QUARTER CUP.
LEVEL IT OFF TO MAKE SURE YOU GET INACCURATE -- GET AN ACCURATE MEASUREMENT.
JACLYN: AND THAT IS BAKING SODA.
>> YEAH.
AND THEN CORNSTARCH.
JACLYN: OK.
TOO MUCH.
>> PERFECT.
YOU’RE DOING GREAT.
JACLYN: THERE WE GO.
>> WE WILL DO HALF A CUP OF WATER.
JACLYN: OK.
>> FEEL FREE TO BRUSH THAT OFF.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO TWO OF THOSE.
MEASURING CUP THINGS THERE.
PERFECT.
TWO QUARTER CUPS TO EQUAL A HALF CUP.
JACLYN: THERE’S ONE.
>> PERFECT.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT MEASURING CUP DOWN SOMEWHERE WHERE IT IS OUT OF YOUR WAY.
PERFECT.
JACLYN: OK.
>> MIX THAT MIXTURE TOGETHER THERE.
JACLYN: JUST UNTIL IT IS SMOOTH.
JACLYN: NICE AND SMOOTH -- >> NICE AND SMOOTH.
JACLYN: COOL.
>> PERFECT.
JACLYN: OK.
>> COOL.
WE WILL LEAVE IT FOR A MOMENT.
THE GLOVES ARE FOR THE FOOD COLORING.
MAYBE ADD A FEW DROPS TO FILL UP THE ICE TRAY, JUST TO COVER THE BOTTOM OF THE ICE CUBE TRAY IN EACH LITTLE WELL THERE.
PROBABLY LIKE TWICE THAT AMOUNT.
JACLYN: OK.
>> PERFECT.
JACLYN AND THIS IS GOOD FOR KIDS OF WHAT AGES?
>> ANY AGE YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THEM PLAYING WITH THESE MATERIALS, KIND OF EXPERIMENTING WITH THESE MATERIALS.
YOU CAN ALSO MAYBE USE LIQUID WATER COLORS.
THEY WILL NOT BE AS VIBRANT AS FOOD COLORING, BUT IT IS EASIER TO DEAL WITH WHEN LETTING CHILDREN PLAY WITH THESE MATERIALS.
WE ARE USING GLOVES SO OUR HANDS DO NOT GET STAYED.
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
JACLYN: THIS LOOKS ORANGE.
>> IT IS LIKE A YELLOW BUT IT IS SUPER CONCENTRATED.
MAYBE GIVE YOUR MIXTURE ONE MIX WITH THE WHISK AGAIN BEFORE WE ADD IT TO OUR ICE TRAY.
SO IT DOES NOT SEPARATE.
JACLYN: ALL RIGHTY.
>> YOU CAN SET THAT DOWN.
NOW YOU WILL CAREFULLY ADD A LITTLE POUR FROM THE BOWL.
MAYBE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS FULL.
JACLYN: OK.
I FEEL LIKE -- >> THAT IS OK.
YOU CAN MAKE A MESS.
JACLYN: I AM TRYING TO EVENLY DISTRIBUTE THIS.
>> YEAH.
PERFECT.
WE WILL START IN JUST A MOMENT.
JACLYN: OK.
>> GREAT JOB.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COLOR MIXING HERE.
PEOPLE AT HOME CAN TRY TO COMBINE DIFFERENT COLORS.
WE ARE STICKING WITH THE PRIMARY COLORS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT YOU CAN TRY AT HOME.
SWEET.
JACLYN: COOL.
>> I WILL TAKE THAT BUCKET, AND IF YOU WANT TO USE EACH OF THESE TO STIR THE DIFFERENT COLORS, MAKE SURE YOU SWITCH BETWEEN EACH SO THE COLORS DO NOT MIX TOGETHER.
>> MIXING THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ICE CUBE IS EVENLY COLORED.
JACLYN: OK.
SOME ARE MORE FULL THAN OTHERS.
>> THAT IS OK.
THEY WILL ALL MELT ANYWAY.
JACLYN: OK.
PERFECT.
>> YOU CAN USE FUN MOLDS.
IF YOU HAVE COOL COOKIE MOLDS THAT YOU PLAY WITH AT HOME, DINOSAUR SHAPED OR THINGS THAT, THAT CAN BE FUN.
JACLYN: THAT WOULD BE FUN.
>> DEPENDING ON YOUR FREEZER, THESE PROBABLY TAKE A FEW HOURS TILL LIKE FIVE HOURS IF YOU HAVE A DEEPER TRAY.
WE WILL THROW THOSE IN THE FREEZER IN A LITTLE BIT.
WE ALREADY HAVE SOME READY TO GO HERE.
IT LOOKS BASICALLY THE SAME AS THOSE.
I WILL START TO THESE OUT.
NICE AND FROZEN.
YOU CAN KIND OF JOIN ME OVER HERE.
JACLYN: COOL.
>> THESE HAVE BAKING SODA IN THEM, SO I HAVE PREPARED SOME WATER SQUIRT BOTTLES WITH VINEGAR.
THEN WE CAN KIND OF SPRAY THESE DOWN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND SEE HOW THE COLORS KIND OF FADE INTO THE PAVEMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE.
JACLYN: AWESOME.
THAT IS WHAT I AM MOST EXCITED FOR.
>> FEEL FREE TO MOVE THEM AROUND AND PAINT WITH THEM.
YOU CAN EXPERIMENT WITH ESCORTING THEM WITH THE VINEGAR.
-- SQUIRTING THEM WITH THE VINEGAR.
JACLYN: COOL.
>> YEAH.
PERFECT.
OK.
JACLYN: OH MY GOSH.
>> THEY ARE STARTING TO BUBBLE AND FIZZ.
JACLYN: COOL.
>> ALL AROUND.
JACLYN: THAT ONE IS GOOD.
>> YEAH.
YEAH, AND THEY CAN PLAY WITH THIS ON THE SIDEWALK AND WATCH HOW THE FIZZING HAPPENS AND CONTINUE TO ADD VINEGAR TO THEM AS MUCH AS THEY WOULD LIKE.
RIGHT HERE WE HAVE THE YELLOW AND THE BLUE MIXING TO MAKE GREEN.
THEY CAN EVEN EXTEND THEIR FUN.
I BROUGHT SOME VAPOR TO SEE HOW WE CAN -- I BROUGHT SOME PAPER TO SEE HOW WE CAN PAINT ON PAPER WITH THEM, USE THE MATERIALS THAT YOU MADE.
JACLYN: SO FUN.
NEW COLORS, GREENS.
>> YES, YOU CAN MIX NEW COLORS LIKE PURPLE FROM THE RED AND BLUE.
AND THEY CAN EXTEND THE FUN.
AWESOME.
JACLYN: THIS IS A FUN ACTIVITY THAT THE KIDS CAN DO AT HOME.
IF THEIR PARENTS WANT TO LOOK UP EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO DO THIS PROJECT, THEY CAN GO TO YOUR WEBSITE.
>> IF YOU GO TO OSC.ORG, WE HAVE AT HOME PAGE.
YOU CAN FIND THE RECIPES.
JACL