Materials:
- Food Coloring
- Glass Cup/Jar
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Olive/Vegetable/Canola Oil
- Water
- Dish Soap
- Corn Syrup
- Honey
Instructions:
- Measure and pour ¼ cup of each liquid into separate plastic cups or bowls
- Mix a couple drops of food coloring into each liquid in the following order:
- Red into Rubbing Alcohol
- Orange into Oil
- Yellow into Water
- Green into Dish Soap
- Blue into Corn Syrup
- Purple into Honey
- Pour the honey into the glass cup/jar. Make sure to not get the honey on the sides of the cup.
- After the honey settles, slowly pour the corn syrup in the cup. Again, make sure the corn syrup does not get on the sides of the cup.
- You’re halfway there! Next, after the corn syrup settles, pour the dish soap into the cup/jar, making sure none gets on the sides of the cup. If needed, use a spoon or pipette to transfer the dish soap into the cup.
- Let the dish soap settle, then, using a clean spoon or pipette, carefully place the water on top of the dish soap. Again, make sure no excess water gets on the sides of the cup.
- Almost there! After cleaning or rinsing the spoon/pipette, use it to pour the oil on top of the water in the cup, making sure to not get any on the sides.
- One more layer to go! After cleaning or rinsing the spoon/pipette again, place the rubbing alcohol in the cup on top of the oil.
- You’re done! Show everyone your astonishing rainbow! Watch how the colors are perfectly placed on top of one another.