{"id":602,"date":"2026-10-13T05:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/dixonl\/?p=602"},"modified":"2026-10-13T05:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:37:14","slug":"sweet-science-exploring-the-scientific-method-with-skittles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/dixonl\/2026\/10\/13\/sweet-science-exploring-the-scientific-method-with-skittles\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Science! Exploring the Scientific Method with Skittles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Science can be colourful, surprising, and even a little sweet!<\/p>\n

This week, our class explored the Scientific Method<\/strong> with a fun Skittles experiment. We are learning that scientists ask questions, make predictions, test their ideas, observe carefully, and think about what they discover.<\/p>\n

We started by arranging colourful Skittles around the edge of a plate. Before adding water, we made predictions about what might happen. Would the colours mix together? Would the Skittles change? Would anything happen at all?<\/p>\n

Then came the exciting part \u2014 testing our predictions!<\/p>\n

As we added water, we watched the colours begin to spread away from the candies, creating a beautiful rainbow pattern. As time passed, the colours continued to move and blend, giving us even more to observe and wonder about.<\/p>\n

So what was happening?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The coloured sugar coating on the Skittles dissolves in water. As the sugar and food colouring dissolve, the colours spread through the water, creating the amazing patterns we observed.<\/p>\n

This simple experiment gave us a wonderful opportunity to practise thinking like scientists:<\/p>\n