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Eggs  An Easter egg chemistry challenge from Science Buddies
George Resteck  Key concepts Dyeing eggs Chemical reactions
Have you ever dyed eggs? Turning eggshells from white into
different, dazzling colors can be a lot of fun! Many people do
this around Easter time using dye tablets to make different
colors in liquid form. They then dip the egg into the liquid and
wait until it turns the desired color. Eggs can be dyed in many
other ways, and one neat method uses silk ties. Sounds strange
to use clothing to dye eggs, right? But it actually works really
well! In this activity you'll dye eggs with silk ties and
investigate whether heat is needed for the process to work well.
Aren’t you just dye-ing to try this out?  People have been
dyeing eggs long before the common store-bought tablet coloring
existed. Over the years people have explored many other ways to
do it, such as by using dyes from plants and spices or by using
completely different metho