Biology Milk Lab Essay

Words: 1276
Pages: 6

Bonnie Bell

Mrs. Legary

Biology P.6

21, Sept. 2011

Milk Lab Final

This investigation consists of testing the reaction between milk, food coloring, and dishwashing soap. Different kinds of milk were tested, depending on the amount of milk fat content. The investigation was based on 2 questions. Lab one’s problem statement, using only milk fat and food coloring was: How does food coloring react in different kinds of milk fat? The second lab’s problem statement, using milk fat, food coloring, and dishwashing soap was: What happens when detergent is added to different milk fats and food coloring? The expectation is that the milk with higher fat content will have a more dramatic reaction. If the milk has a higher fat content,
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|All colors expanded |All colors expanded and |
| |each other and mixed |They stayed exactly the |throughout the dish but did |mixed but the blue was |
| |together. Looked like |same. |not mix. |dominant and made the other |
| |tie-dye. Cannot determine | | |colors turn blue. |
| |how each individual color | | | |
| |reacted because they all | | | |
| |mixed. | | | |
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