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Wintergreen Candy: A Spark in the Dark

Materials

  • Wintergreen candy (Wint-O-Green Lifesavers © work very well)
  • Mirror
  • Room where almost all light can be shut out

Procedure

  1. Enclose you and your students in a dark room and have students either face each other or hold a mirror in front of their face.
  2. Have the students bit down hard on a wintergreen candy, keeping their mouth open so that one can see what is happening inside. A bluish glow should be emitted from the candy.

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