Floating “M” M&Ms Experiment

Materials

• M&Ms

• Water

• Shallow bowl

Directions

1. Fill your container with water

2. Place M&M’s m side up in the water

3. The color dissolves off of the M&M happens almost immediately, but the m lingers (you may have to wait up to 10 minutes to see this happen)

4. The materials used to color the M&Ms dissolve quickly and make rainbow colored water. The chocolate dissolves slower, leaving the floating m

adapted from Little Bins for Little Hands