Rainbow daffodils
Get colourful
This arty experiment shows how plants use 'capillary action' to take
water up their stems to the petals.
rainbow daffodils experiment
Keep a diary so that you can compare the results you get with different colours over a few days.
rainbow daffodil diary
How about trying to make a rainbow of flowers? You can mix different food colouring together to create different shades:
- red and blue = purple
- blue and yellow = green
- yellow and red = orange
- red and green = brown
Can you remember all the colours of the rainbow?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet.
Instead of using daffodils, why not try using carrot tops or cress seeds?
It's easy peasy!
All you have to do is:
- Place a damp piece of folded paper towel on a saucer
- Drip a few drops of your favourite food colouring onto the towel
- Place a few carrot tops (the bit where the leaves stick out) or cress seeds on top.
- Check every day that the paper towel is damp