How to Do a Warm Water Flow Science Experiment in Class

The purpose of this experiment is to track the flow of cold water through warm water. This is a very visual experiment that the kids love. This shows the kids that cold water sinks in warmer water. Here is how to do it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A large jar
• A small paper cup
• Food coloring
• Water

1. Fill the large jar with warm water.

2. Poke some evenly spaced holes at the bottom of the paper cup for the water to flow through.

3. Place ice cubes in the cup and place the cup into the warm water.

4. Wait one minute and then add some food coloring to the warm water in the jar and watch the cold water flow out of the cup. This shows the kids that cold water sinks in warmer water.

Tips & Warnings

• Try this out once before you do it with the kids.

Resources

• Rock and Roll Kindergarten

[iheartschool]

on 6/8/2008 great stuff!

[MariaFlores]

on 5/30/2008 Again! A great class for esl! Household objects, science vocab, and a great segue into how warm and cold air works too!