A couple of days ago Miss L and I stumbled across the Valentine's section at our local pharmacy. I discovered candy hearts and remembered that I wanted to do a little science experiment with them.
We came home and filled two of her glass jars we use for her experiments with water. We filled the first one with hot tap water and the second with cold filtered water from our refrigerator. Miss L then dropped 5 candy hearts into each jar and patiently waited.
We made our predictions (or hypothesis) and waited to find out the results. After approximately 15 minutes foam started to develop on top of the warm jar, I explained to Miss L how this is a sign of the hearts dissolving. At this point she also noticed that the water was becoming cloudy in the warm water jar. She drew a picture in her notebook and then we talked about the scientific reason behind why the warm water dissolved the candies the fastest. (The speed of the molecules differs depending on the temperature of the water. Warm water dissolves things faster due to the fact that the molecules move faster.)
Wishing you all the best,
K&L
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