Have your kids ever asked you why it rains? Making a rain cloud in a jar is a great way to teach them about the weather system and how rain forms. My girls love this science experiment and ask to do it often, especially on rainy days.
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RAIN CLOUD EXPERIMENT FOR KIDS
Method
- Fill the jars or containers you are using 3/4 of the way with water.
- Then, carefully add shaving foam to the waters surface so that it resembles a cloud.
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- Set this aside, allowing a few minutes for the shaving cream to fully settle on top of the water.
- In a bowl mix a few drops of blue food coloring with 1/4 cup of water. This will act as your "rain".
- Add a pipette or two, and the experiment can begin!
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Rain Cloud Experiment
Have kids fill their pipettes or droppers with blue water and squeeze it onto their cloud.
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- Inserting the tip of the pipette into the cloud seemed to help the cloud to fill faster.
- Have kids squeeze more and more blue water into the cloud.
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- As the cloud fills with water the cloud will become over-saturated causing it to rain inside of the jar.
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The Science Behind the Fun
Read more about the weather cycle & why it rains:
Books I Recommend:
- Weather in Spring
- National Geographic Kids: Everything Weather
- The Cloud Book
- The Everything Kids Weather Book
- Wonderful Weather Box Set
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