Sick Science Color Chem

With over 100 million views and counting, the insanely popular SICK Science videos challenge inquisitive minds to wonder, discover and explore. Now you can create your own sick science experience at home that’s guaranteed to get ooohs & ahhhs! Ahh, the sweet smell of science! Invite your friends over to share in this super smelly but really cool activity. Plug your nose and get ready to make your own red cabbage indicator that will test the acidity or alkalinity of certain liquids. Watch as you pour a crystal clear liquid into a cup and it instantly turns red. But wait there’s more… Pour the red liquid into the next cup and it turns clear again. A magic trick? Nope! It’s chemistry in its finest hour. You’ll get to explore the acids and bases and indicators that will amaze your friends and family. The term goldenrod is typically used to describe a color of paper - golden yellow. However, our goldenrod paper contains a special dye that turns bright red when exposed to solutions that are basic, like ammonia water or washing soda. We’ll show you how to use this special color-changing paper to develop a hidden message and make dripping, bleeding paper… complete with your own handprint marked in “blood.”