July 5, "Moving Liquids"

This class we investigated "thickness" of different liquids.

First, we started off by reviewing what we have learned about liquids. We sand our 2 songs and remembered that water makes us wet. Then we remembered that some things take in, or absorb, water, whereas other things do not. We had to start off with an experiment which results we would get only by the end of the class! We poured some water in cups and dropped in colorful capsules. I told the scientists that something will grow out of them by the end of the class.

After that we went on to investigate "thickness" of liquids. We took water bottles and poured in oil on top of the water. Then each scientist picked a color (red, blue, green or yellow) for their bottle. We observed how the food coloring drops move through the water. Then we added some baking soda tablets, closed the bottle and watched... It was very exciting to see all the fizzing and bubbling going on! Then our scientists decided to shake the bottle to make foam, watch how it happens and see what happens next.

After this was done, it was time to check on the capsules. It turned out; the capsules absorbed the water and turned into different animals. It was so much fun to see what animals we got!

I am sure this class was by far the most memorable about the liquids :-)

Home practice: You can repeat the same experiment. The bonus is that you can save the bottle. This bottle can serve as a calm-down instrument when your little scientist needs a break!