Letter R week lends itself so well to science experiments! We had so much fun! More on letter R later this week!
Rainbow patterns are easily seen in this simple experiment.
Materials:
clear nail polish
cup filled half-way or less with water
black construction paper
flashlight
tray with edges
First, place your cup of water on the tray to catch any spills. Then place a drop of clear nail polish into the water. Dip the black paper into the water and carefully lift it out.
Look closely at the black paper. What do you see? Shine a flashlight onto it. What do you see now?
I explained to Cutie Pie and Sweet Pea the steps to this experiment. While they looked at our materials Cutie Pie hypothesized “the black paper would just get wet and fall apart.” Sweet Pea thought the water would turn black because “that’s what nail polish and water do.”
We tested their theories and found the nail polish actually floats on the water, coating the paper just enough to distort the light, which creates a rainbow!
We first experienced this experiment at Rochester Museum and Science Center about a year ago, when the boys were not interested, but Hubby and I were paying attention! I thought this was the perfect time to reintroduce it! The boys loved it when their theories were disproven, but only because the rainbows were so neat! We did this over and over! (science, coordination, colors)
As far as organizing for this past week. I’ve still been organizing my blogging thoughts (behind the scenes) trying to get some posts scheduled so I’m not quite so last minute. This has helped me a lot to feel less stressed about my blogging life and has allowed me to be a little more carefree and creative thinking of activities to do with the boys!
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