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Kitchen-Table Lab

Turn red cabbage into a color-changing indicator and test what is in your pantry.

Length
45 minutes
Room
Rooms of about 5
For
Family
Supplies
about $5
This week
Wednesday 6:30 pm (example times, Central)

Supplies

  • Quarter of a red cabbage
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 4 clear cups
  • Lemon juice
  • 1 tsp baking soda in half a cup of water
  • White vinegar
  • Plain sparkling water
  • A spoon

Run of show

  1. 10 minsteep, strain and cool the cabbage water
  2. 25 minadd a different liquid to each cup and record colors
  3. 10 minguess which turns pink, green or blue

An adult supervises, nothing is tasted, wash hands after.

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