Ingredients:
Instructions:
As the drops of food coloring begin to sink to the bottom of the jar, explain to the child that this experiment mimics the natural phenomenon of rain. Light water droplets gather in the cloud, becoming heavier. Eventually, they reach a weight where they can no longer stay in the air and fall to the ground.
- Shaving cream
- Jar
- Water
- Food coloring
Instructions:
- Fill the jar with water and top it with a "cloud" of shaving cream.
- Invite the child to drip food coloring onto the "cloud" until it starts to "rain."
As the drops of food coloring begin to sink to the bottom of the jar, explain to the child that this experiment mimics the natural phenomenon of rain. Light water droplets gather in the cloud, becoming heavier. Eventually, they reach a weight where they can no longer stay in the air and fall to the ground.