
Making a rain cloud in a jar is a great way to teach them about the weather cycle and how rain forms. My girls love this science experiment and ask to do it often, especially on rainy days.

Rain Clouds in a Jar
Materials- Shaving cream
- Water
- Clear cups or jars
- Blue food coloring
- Pipettes or droppers
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.

- Set this aside while 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 a little bit of water. This will act as your rain.
- Add a pipette or two, and the experiment can begin!

Rain Cloud Experiment

- 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.

- As the cloud fills with water it will become over-saturated causing it to rain inside the jar.


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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