Boats 2015
Fri, May 22, 2015Bring boats made from recycled materials or toy boats. Sail them in the creek! more...
Bring boats made from recycled materials or toy boats. Sail them in the creek! more...
Make a tin foil riverbed. Siphon water for a stream. Float objects down river! more...
Use rocks, mud, sand and sticks to dam up the stream at Bledsoe Park! more...
Fill a tray or gutter with sand. Pour water into the sand. How does the water change the the sand pile? more...
Fill a small plastic bottle with half water and half baby oil. Tip the bottle. What do you see? more...
Cut a flower of paper. Fold petals inward. Float flower in water. Can you see the petals unfold? more...
Pour milk in a cup. Use a straw to blow bubbles in the milk. What do the bubbles look and feel like? more...
Make a boat out of a baggie. Add coins. Does it float? Add a jar lid. Does this help? more...
Build water walls using toys and other materials. How does your water wall work? more...
Squirt shaving cream into a cup of water. Drip food coloring onto the shaving cream. What happens? more...
Put two straws in a cup of water. Drink through them. Put one of the straws outside the cup. Can you still drink? more...
Draw on coffee filters with markers. Submerge part of the coffee filter in water. Do the colors bleed? more...
Fill plastic tubing with water. Secure syringes on each end. Use this hydraulic system to move an object. more...
Use pipettes to transfer colored water into small clear trays. Mix colors. What colors can you create? more...
Red cabbage juice can be blue. Add lemon to make it pink. Add baking soda to make it purple. more...
Tape together two water bottles, with a washer in between. Flip it over. Can you see a water vortex form? more...
Fill a cup with water. Cover with an index card. Flip cup over. Does water spill out? more...
Stuff paper in a cup. Turn the cup upside down. Submerge it. Does the paper get wet? more...
Pour liquids of varying density into a cup. Add objects of varying density. Where does everything settle? more...
Add drops of food coloring to a plate of milk. Add one drop of dish soap. How do the colors change? more...
Soak eggs in a solution of food coloring, vinegar and hot water. Do the eggs change color? more...
Dunk toys in cold water and ice water. Does anything change color? more...
