Flashes of color in a milk pan

Do you find plain old white milk boring? Well here’s a simple science experiment which will make you see milk with flashes of brilliant colors in it. You’ll never look at your cup of milk the same way again. Here’s a list of things that you will need to perform this experiment.

A baking tray that is long and flat, a cookie tray will do fine. A cup of whole fat milk, please note that low fat milk will not work for this experiment as the milk fat plays a key role in it. Liquid food color in three different shades, ideally red, green and yellow. Dish washing liquid soap, a small bottle fitted with a nozzle that allows you to gently drop the liquid in small amounts.

Okay now we’re ready to begin. Place the baking tray on a flat surface where it can not be jolted. The dining table is a good spot. Pour out just enough milk into the baking tray to cover the base. Now add the three different colors of liquid food color in three different locations inside the tray. About eight to ten drops should be enough.

On top of the food color add about five or six drops of the dish washing liquid. Now sit back and watch the flashes of color displayed in the milk filled pan. The liquid soap tries to break down the fat in the milk and scatters the food color in the process. Talk about a colorful science experiment.