Need: 2 - 2litre pop bottles, water, blue
food coloring, blue glitter
Directions: Fill
one bottle 3/4 with water and add blue food coloring and blue glitter
place the other bottle directly on top of it (no caps) and tape VERY
well - I use the
clear packing tape several times. Lift the bottle so the water is on the
top and give it a swirl as you do the water in the bottle will create a
whirlpool as it flows to the lower bottle.
Exploring Blue
added 7-25-00
Original Author Unknown
Need: blue food coloring, clear glass of
water
Directions:
Tell the children that you are going to put some food coloring drops
into the glass of water. Discuss what they think will happen.
Drop several drops of the coloring into the glass (have the
children count the drops as you add them). Let the children watch
what happens to the water. Talk about what is happening. Add
several more drops, what is happening now? Repeat several more
times, talking about the change each time.
Variation:
Have several glasses of clear water. Put 2 drops of coloring into
the first glass. Put 4 drops into second glass and 6 drops into
the third glass. Each time ask the children to predict what will
happen and compare results. Note the differences and similarities
between the glasses.
