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Magic Milk Experiment

"This cool magic milk experiment is fun to do and you likely have everything you need on hand. Got milk? Food coloring and dish soap? Then you are all set to do this colorful kitchen experiment! Food coloring is less dense than the milk causing it to remain suspended in the fat molecules of the milk. When you add the dish soap, that breaks up the fat molecules, making the food coloring spread across the surface of the milk. Think of it like washing butter off your hands. The hand soap makes the fat in the butter separate, causing it to break up. "
Primary TechniqueFood Crafting
Materials List
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Shallow dish like a pie plate
- Milk
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Liquid food coloring
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Dish soap
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Cotton swabs
NotesPlease visit Crafts by Amanda for the full tutorial!
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