Did you know that the patterns on the tips of your fingers are unique? It’s true! Just like no two snowflakes are alike, no two people have the same set of fingerprints. In this experiment, you will be using a chemical reaction to generate your own set of blood-red prints.
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You actually don’t need to boil the turmeric, but you do need to boil the water and add the turmeric while the water is still hot. Be sure that you use distilled water. Be sure to stir the solution as you add the turmeric. You want the water to turn bright yellow.
we made our own goldenrod paper and the fingerprints didn’t show up like a red color it just looked like water on paper so how long do you boil the turmeric for
Sure – here’s instructions for making your own goldenrod paper: http://blog.teachersource.com/2014/02/05/make-goldenrod-paper/
hi, can you kindly share how to make the paper? thanks.
Absolutely! I’ve posted a number of ways to make this so you don’t have to purchase it.
We found that the Goldenrod Paper is very expensive for 1 lesson, so we made our own today. We will see if it works tomorrow when we give this experiment a try.