Science with Sarah: Apple juice slushies

Watch the video of Sarah’s school science experiment above!

Hello parents, teachers and students! Today’s experiment will allow your kiddos to enjoy an icy treat and learn about states of matter!

Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesdays, when Meteorologist Sarah Spivey demonstrates and explains the science behind it.

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

• A gallon ziplock baggie

• A quart ziplock baggie

• 1 cup apple juice

• 1 cup water

• 1 cup salt

• 2 cups ice

• Food dye

• Oven mitts

DO THE EXPERIMENT

• Put the cup of apple juice in the quart-sized ziplock baggie and add a couple drops of food dye. Try to suck out as much air as possible and seal the bag. Temporarily set it aside

• Add 1 cup of water with 1 cup of salt to the gallon ziplock, and then add ice

• Place the smaller ziplock filled with juice into the larger ziplock

• With your oven mitts on, shake the bags for a few minutes until the apple juice mixture becomes a slushy

• Take the slushie bag out and quickly rinse it with cold water

• Open the bag and enjoy!

HOW IT WORKS

• Salt water has a lower freezing point than juice! That means the salt water around the juice can get really, really cold while the juice freezes and forms a delicious slushie!

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