Valentine's CANDY: Fun Experiments

VALENTINE’S Day Candy:  Candy Hearts and Soda

Who doesn’t at least recognize candy hearts as one of the staples of Valentine’s day?  My daughter gets so excited for holidays and the idea of making Valentines for her friends at school is one of her favorite things to do.   We decided to use these beloved candies to explore a little science with ION Doll for VALENTINE’S Day. 

What you will need:

1 Clear Plastic Cup.

1 2 liter of off Brand Sprite.

1 Bag of Candy Hearts.

We poured the Soda in the cup about halfway.  Then we proceeded to add 12-15 candy hearts.  The carbon dioxide in the soda whizzes the candies to the top of the soda.  Once the bubbles burst around the hearts, they dance back to the bottom of the glass where they started.

Valentine’s Day Candy:  M & M’s and Gobstoppers

What you will need: 

2 white glass plates

1 pitcher of water

1 bag of Valentine’s M & M’s.

1 box of Gobstoppers.

We adapted both experiments from one’s we found on SpanglerScienceTV episode, “Valentine’s Candy Science-Cool Science Experiment.”  With this second set of experiments, we used way too many M & M candies and Gobstoppers, to observe the neat color patterns observed in the SpanglerScienceTV episode. 

We ended up with a M & M plate of hot pinkish water and a brown poop color for our Gobstopper plate.  Not many colors can be observed with an excess amount of candy in these experiments.  Using 4 pieces of candy per plate, spacing out the candies, and waiting longer yields more fascinating, measurable results.