We are Mad Scientists this week!

Candy Lab

I was reading in my favorite magazine; "Family Fun" see http://www.familyfun.com/! They had an excellent idea of what to do with that load of candy your kids get from Halloween. They interviewed a family that does a candy lab. BRILLIANT! The kids and I selected 10 candies to observe.

1. We wrote down our observations of the candy in it's own appearance. (ie. circle, orange & purple, smells like orange and grape, hard.)
2. Then we decided to add water to the candy and immediately we observed changes. We wrote down the changes.
3. Within minutes, we noted more changes! Last night the kids reported every half hour the changes, it was fun seeing their excitement.
4. We've decided to observe for three days.

Some interesting observations so far....Kit Kat's float! The rest of the chocolates have sunk! M&M's lose their coating and the M's stay intact and float on the water...kinda gross! We're thinking about adding vinegar to candy OR microwaving the candy....so there may be more experiments in the future and maybe less dental cavities!