The best experimental setup for investigating the connection between kinetic energy and temperature would be:
1. Responses placing one drop of food coloring in a cup with 50 mL of water at 10ºC; placing one drop of food coloring in a second cup with 50 mL of water at 40ºC.
This setup allows students to observe the diffusion of food coloring in water at two different temperatures (10ºC and 40ºC). As temperature increases, molecules move faster, which can be observed by the rate at which the food coloring spreads in the water. This provides a clear link between temperature (which affects kinetic energy) and molecular movement.