Chemistry is such a huge part of science, so we decided to have a little fun experimenting with it today. There are four beakers set up on our table, two with equal amounts water and green food coloring and two with equal amounts water and blue food coloring. Two of these beakers, one of each color, will be our controls for the experiment. Control means that these beakers will remain the same and we will compare the ones that are changing to them to see what changes are happening. For this experiment, we are exploring how bleach works. So, what do you think will happen when bleach gets poured into the water and food coloring solution? Watch the full Science Sunday segment to learn more.
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Aoife Ryle is the Education Programs Manager at the Connecticut Science Center. In addition to working with school groups, she works with our Teen Program, Overnights department, and shoots weekly science segments for WFSB. She has a degree in Bioengineering from the University of Maine and has a personal interest in the life sciences and engineering which makes bioengineering a perfect crossover.
Mark Dixon is a meteorologist on WFSB Channel 3 Eyewitness News and a host of the weekly Science Sunday segments with the Connecticut Science Center. He has been nominated for several Emmy awards for weather anchoring and has won awards from the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcaster’s Association and the American Meteorological Society.
