With the freezing winter outside, what better time than now to explore bubble science, usually a summer activity, inside? The first step in our bubble exploration was making three different types of bubble solutions. We mixed all of them with soap and water, while adding corn syrup to one and sugar to another to see which makes the strongest bubbles. Participating in this experiment shows 3B that, just like so many things they do, there can be multiple ways to achieve a goal, and that even though they are different, all can be the “right” way. Like cooking, putting together bubble recipes also reinforces the ability to follow directions, measure out ingredients, develop motor skills, and more.
The next task we undertook was to make our own bubble wands. Each of the 3B friends chose the colors of their pipe cleaners and, after the teachers attached them, beaded the wand handles (a special fine motor skill) any way they chose. From her we tested the bubble solutions we made! The jury is still out on which solution works best for blowing bubbles.
Lastly, we tested out a very small sampling of bouncing bubbles on felts of various softness. In our small sample, we learned that bubbles bounced on each of the types of felt, so we added more materials to continue our science experiment. The children will have the opportunity to predict, observe, and discuss which materials the bubbles will bounce on, and why, or why not, the bubbles bounce. We are looking forward to a lot of fun bubble science in the weeks ahead!
Have a wonderful weekend. See you on Tuesday!
