Another experiment my boys loved from Awesome Ocean Science was Dive to the Bottom. I swear, this is such a great book. The instructions are simple and everything is explained in terms my boys understand! I love it! (And no, I’m not being paid to say that!) It’s also all about water, which seemed to be our theme for letter W week! Through this experiment my boys used coordination, followed directions and hypothesized (used scientific thinking!)
Materials:
2 drinking glasses
fresh water
salt
food coloring
eyedropper
Experiment instructions:
- Fill the drinking glass half way with water.
- In another glass mix 1 tbsp salt, 1/4C water and several drops of food coloring.
- Use the eye dropper to add a few drops of the salt water mixture to the fresh water, a few drops at a time.
Cutie Pie thought the fresh water would simply turn green. Sweet Pea thought we were making a yummy drink!
What was really happening? The salt water mixture is denser than the fresh water, so it drops to the bottom! Now, go explore what density means!
(We did not receive compensation for sharing this experiment or book or the link provided. I am sharing this book simply because my boys are enjoying the experiments in it and I think you may, too! Please check out this book for more experiments! I really think you’ll like it!)
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