Chanukah Science Experiment: Oil and Water

This week in Kitah Alef Bet, we have been singing the "Sizzle Sizzle Sizzle" song that describes pouring oil into a pot to make latkes for Chanukah:

The oil goes in the pot,
It gets so very hot.
My mommy puts the latkes in,
Oh boy, I'll eat a lot!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle
 (We wiggle at the "sizzle" part!)
 Oh boy I'll eat a lot!

 Oil is a very important part of this holiday. What else can we learn about oil?

To answer this question, we did a science experiment together.

What happens when you combine oil and water?

We added a few drops of purple food coloring to the water, so we could see it really well!

Adding oil to the water. "I see bubbles!" some classmates exclaimed.

Let's shake it up!

What's going on in there? We look and wonder...

Everybody loves using their muscles to shake the bottle!

The oil-water-food coloring mixture gets frothy, but the oil always stays at the top

 Then we held the bottle steady for a few moments and watched the liquids separate. Kitah Alef Bet discovered: Oil and water do not mix!

To learn more about the significance of oil on Chanukah, go here.