St Patrick experiment
here are just a few ideas to get your green juices flowing. If you already have science staples like Insta-Snow powder, True Colours tablets, UV Beads or just
some green food colouring, you're well on your way to creating a very cool Irish
science experience. Leprechauns Strike - Green Water - It's not uncommon for
those little Leprechauns to turn everything green... even the water coming out of
your faucet. Here's how it works. Green Flowers - It's as simple as adding a little
green food colouring to the water, but the effect it has on a white carnation is
very cool. Children will be able to see how the water is absorbed into the plant
as the petals of the carnation change color. Green Instant Snow - Since everything else is green on St. Patrick's Day, why shouldn't the snow be green, too?
You'll need some Instant Snow powder, a few plastic cups, green food coloring
and a stirring stick. Place 20-30 drops of green food coloring in an empty cup
and add about a tablespoon (about 10 grams) of dry Insta-Snow powder to the
cup. Use a stirring stick to mix the powder. The polymer will absorb the green
food coloring, but it won't fluff up. Add a few more tablespoons of the dry, white
Insta-Snow powder to the green powder and continue to mix. Keep mixing in the
dry Insta-Snow until you get the green colour you want. When you're ready to
make green snow, place one teaspoon of dry, green Insta-Snow into a clean cup
and add about 2 ounces (60 mL) of water. The erupting green snow will be a
huge hit! Leprechaun Traps - This is just one example of a simple Leprechaun
trap that might spark a new idea. Blarney Beads- At the end of every rainbow is a
pot of gold, right? How about a bag of white beads that change to green in the
sunlight? If you have the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick's Day, the Leprechauns
may leave some Blarney Beads for extra good luck. String the beads on a pipe
cleaner and make a Blarney Bead Bracelet.
The beads are Color Changing UV beads (also known as Energy Beads). While
you're indoors, the beads remain white, but when you step outside into the sunlight, the beads change color. The beads contain a special UV sensitive pigment
that changes color when it's exposed to sunlight. The beads will change back to
their original white color when you come back indoors. Given your creativity,
you'll be able to weave the magic tale.