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Chromatography Experiment - Y7s

Y7s enjoyed learning about Chromatography - the processes for separating dissolved solids - and as part of their remote learning science lesson they were given the opportunity for a practical experiment.

Using kitchen or toilet paper, they were asked to determine the colours present in the inks of biros/felt pens.  You too can have a go by following these instructions:

chromatography

 

Here you can see some of the results:

chromatography

chromatography experiments