My sister brought her four kids for a visit at the end of August. She also brought the book
How to Make a Liquid Rainbow
.
We had six kids from ages two to nine and this was the perfect activity to keep them busy for a while. It was easy enough for the little ones to participate, but also interesting enough for the older ones. I loved that the author included a scientific explanation of how the rainbow works.
I also liked that this experiment uses common household items.
The procedure is pretty simple. It's mostly a matter of layering the liquids on top of each other. We let the kids pour their own and the only layer I did was the olive oil. Can you guess which layer didn't come out right??
We elected to use small baby food jars instead of one big jar so that everybody could have their own. This meant we had to guess at measurements so our rainbows weren't as vibrant as they could have been, but everybody still liked it.
Steve Spangler does a similar
seven layer density column. His colors just aren't in the order of the rainbow. Let me know if you try it or post a picture on our
facebook page. I'd love to see it!
Linking to
It's Playtime!,
Sun Scholars,
The Sunday Showcase,
Show and Share Saturday,
Link & Learn,
Rainbow Activities at Outlaw Mom
Pink and Green Mama
This is a super cool idea! My class would love to try it!
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ReplyDeleteHay hats off and am making this liquid rainbow! Printable Games
ReplyDeleteSo fun! My son would love this for science:> Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWe made a rainbow with skittles! http://lifewithmoorebabies.blogspot.com/2012/07/experimenting-with-skittles.html We will have to try coloring different liquids sometime. My girls just love rainbows!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! Wonderful that they all did their own!
ReplyDeleteMy big girls will love doing this!
ReplyDeleteLove that you can use mostly household items. What a fun science experiment for the kids! Just pinned!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! I have pinned it to our board. Thanks for linking to the sunday showcase.
ReplyDeleteLove it, the girls and I tried this once and failed miserable, we did something in the wrong order! Thanks so much for linking up and sharing with us, we'll have to try it again with your directions!
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Pink and Green Mama
MaryLea
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