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Bile painting experiment

Fancy becoming an artist with this gross bile experiment? Dr Chris and Dr Xand show you how!

You will need
  • Baking tray
  • Milk
  • Liquid food colouring
  • One cotton bud
  • One straw
  • Washing up liquid

Instructions

Step 1: Pour the milk into the tray, forming a layer across the whole tray. Don't let it spill!

Step 2: Take a straw and a bottle of food colouring and drip some drops of colouring onto the milk. Check with a grown-up and get permission before using food colouring, and be careful so you don't stain the table or your clothes.

Step 3: Use as many colours as you like.

Step 4: Next, dip the cotton bud in听some washing up liquid and drip the liquid into the milk.

Step 5: Watch the听milk and food colouring begin to swirl as the emulsifier in the washing up liquid starts to work its magic!

Step 6: Admire your unique bile painting! Wow!

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