Do you need an idea for your kids upcoming science experiment? This rainbow ants science experiment is simple, easy to create, and SO COOL! Find the instructions and a few tips on how to create this below.
A man did an experiment by placing colored sugar water for ants to find. The ants after drinking the colored sugar water changed to the same color. Red sugar water – red ants, blue sugar water – blue ants. Fascinating!
I’m not a lover of ants. In fact, I despise them. But after reading about this I thought wow – rainbow ants science experiment with kids! Only certain types of ants have transparent stomachs. So take that into consideration when doing this experiment. I also read the person taking the images used some paraffin in the water drops – so it would hold the droplet shape (not sure how accurate that is). How about this idea for the kids school science fair?
24-7 Teacher says
I just pinned this! I WILL be doing this in my class for a STEM fair project … Will the color of a object affect how an ant is attacted to it?
THANKS
Toni - Design Dazzle says
That will be interesting what the class finds out! Let us know your results : )
gwen says
what kind of Ants should be used
Toni - Design Dazzle says
Sorry, but I am not sure!
sherrill rutherford says
Love This!!!! will be sharing it with our preschoolers this school year…..trying to figure out how to contain the ants???
Toni - Design Dazzle says
Sherrill,
Let me know how you figure out how to contain the ants. Does anyone have an old aquarium with a tight sealed lid?? Would love to know how your preschoolers like it.
Toni
mack terrell says
i tryed it and it is cool.
Toni - Design Dazzle says
Awesome. I love science experiments like these.