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Activity
Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Candy Chromatography

For Students 4th - 8th
In this experiment, you learn about chromatography when you separate the dyes in candies like M & M's and Skittles to see how many dyes are in each color.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Spotting Chromatography

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab activity that introduces chromatography using markers, plus water and acetone as the solvents. Learners will take measurements to compare the mobile and stationary phases of the inks, and find the polarity of the inks and solvents....