This experiment is fun even for adults. The idea is to make lightning in your mouth by crunching wintergreen Lifesavers with your teeth. This is accomplished by going into a dark room and really chomping down while opening your mouth. I chose our bathroom because it was dark and we could view our own light shows in the mirror.A full explanation of why these spark in the dark is provided in the following link!
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question505.htm
I just told the kids we were making lightning in our mouths and left it at that for my four year old. If anyone has any ideas on how to explain this better to a four and two year old please leave me a post I'd love to hear your ideas!
I will try my hand at taking pictures of the sparks but I can't promise anything! OK all attempts failed so you'll just have to try this one on your own!!!
Have fun Sparking in the Dark
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