Layered liquids

Getting Started:

• Put four tablespoons of water into the tall glass and add a few drops of food dye.
• Now add four tablespoons of vegetable oil into the glass – just add it, don’t stir it or mix it.
• Then add four tablespoons of golden syrup and watch what happens.

..and then

• Now do it again, add four more tablespoons of water and dye, vegetable oil and golden syrup.
• Now you can stir it all up ( I know you want to!). When you’re happy you’ve stirred it up thoroughly, leave it for five minutes.
• What happens?

[tip]This is a handy experiment to help you see how different liquids behave when mixed and left to settle.[/tip]