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At last, the eggs have been laid to rest! Remember, last night students soaked their eggs in a solution of their choice. We had some really cool results! Here are some pictures of an egg that was soaked with a peppermint tea bag (and now smells like peppermint) and another egg that was soaked in laundry detergent and formed a light blue, shell-like coating.

In the next pictures, you can see what happens when water diffuses out of the egg and into the cup. Notice the cup of blue detergent now has a layer of water sitting on top, water that was once inside the egg. Check out how deflated one egg looks next to another. Can you guess which egg was sitting in a fluid with a higher water concentration?

A tragic ending.

Posted by Ms. Larkin