STEAM Activity - Walking Water
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6 سال پیش
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Materials- 7 clear cups- Food
Materials
- 7 clear cups
- Food coloring (red / yellow / blue)
- Paper towels
1. Line up the cups and pour water in every other one. Leave 3 cups empty.
2. Make sure there is less water in the two end cups than the two in the middle.
3. Pour a few drops of food coloring in the cups that have water as shown.
4. Stir the water in each cup, and be sure to wipe after each stir!
5. Fold up a paper towel and place each end in adjacent cups. Make sure the paper towel is long enough to touch the bottom of each cup.
6. Repeat Step 5 until all cups are connected.
Over a few hours, the water from the filled cups will travel to the empty ones and blend colors!
How to infuse STEAM into this simple science experiment:
1.Ask for predictions.
a.What do you think will happen when we leave the paper towels in the water?
b. Can you give me a few possibilities of what might happen?
c. Why do you think that?
d. What happens when colors are mixed?
2. Incorporate some math questions before the experiment begins.
a. How many cups do we have?
b. If I took 1 cup away, how many would we have left over? What if I added 1 cup?
c. Out of these 7 cups, how many pairs of 2 can we make?
Have a dialogue while you are waiting for the experiment to finish:
1.What happened when we put drops of food coloring in the water? Why do you think this happens?
2. If we mix different colors, what will happen? Why?
3. How long do you think it will take for something to happen? Let’s take a guess.
Once the experiment is complete:
1. What happened here? Can you describe what you see?
2. Some of the colors blended, what new colors did we create?
3. How do you think that happens? Does mixing make new colors?
4. What would happen if we mixed different colors?
5. Are the new colors dark, or light?
6. Did your prediction come true?
Things to remember:
1. Keep the conversation going before, during, and after the experiment.
2. Let the children play an active role in setting up, making predictions, and conducting observations while you wait for the colors to change.
3. Ask leading questions, and extend the conversation when they reply.
4. Use phrases like, “why do you think that,” “tell me more,” or, “what would happen if…”
5. Keep it fun. Laugh, be engaging, let the children enjoy the process.
STEAM Vocabulary List:
1. Experiment
2. Blend
3. Color
4. Observation
5. Mix
6. Pattern
7. Predict
8. Data
9. Design
10. Cause
11. Effect
12. Dense
13. Liquid
14. Processes
15. Absorb
- 7 clear cups
- Food coloring (red / yellow / blue)
- Paper towels
1. Line up the cups and pour water in every other one. Leave 3 cups empty.
2. Make sure there is less water in the two end cups than the two in the middle.
3. Pour a few drops of food coloring in the cups that have water as shown.
4. Stir the water in each cup, and be sure to wipe after each stir!
5. Fold up a paper towel and place each end in adjacent cups. Make sure the paper towel is long enough to touch the bottom of each cup.
6. Repeat Step 5 until all cups are connected.
Over a few hours, the water from the filled cups will travel to the empty ones and blend colors!
How to infuse STEAM into this simple science experiment:
1.Ask for predictions.
a.What do you think will happen when we leave the paper towels in the water?
b. Can you give me a few possibilities of what might happen?
c. Why do you think that?
d. What happens when colors are mixed?
2. Incorporate some math questions before the experiment begins.
a. How many cups do we have?
b. If I took 1 cup away, how many would we have left over? What if I added 1 cup?
c. Out of these 7 cups, how many pairs of 2 can we make?
Have a dialogue while you are waiting for the experiment to finish:
1.What happened when we put drops of food coloring in the water? Why do you think this happens?
2. If we mix different colors, what will happen? Why?
3. How long do you think it will take for something to happen? Let’s take a guess.
Once the experiment is complete:
1. What happened here? Can you describe what you see?
2. Some of the colors blended, what new colors did we create?
3. How do you think that happens? Does mixing make new colors?
4. What would happen if we mixed different colors?
5. Are the new colors dark, or light?
6. Did your prediction come true?
Things to remember:
1. Keep the conversation going before, during, and after the experiment.
2. Let the children play an active role in setting up, making predictions, and conducting observations while you wait for the colors to change.
3. Ask leading questions, and extend the conversation when they reply.
4. Use phrases like, “why do you think that,” “tell me more,” or, “what would happen if…”
5. Keep it fun. Laugh, be engaging, let the children enjoy the process.
STEAM Vocabulary List:
1. Experiment
2. Blend
3. Color
4. Observation
5. Mix
6. Pattern
7. Predict
8. Data
9. Design
10. Cause
11. Effect
12. Dense
13. Liquid
14. Processes
15. Absorb
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