Are you studying aboutweather for kids?
All you need are a few simple materials for thiscloud experiment.
Homeschoolers, parents, and teachers alike will want to add thiscloud experimentto theirweather for kids unit.
I asked my kids what they thought happened when a pile of hot water hits a pile ofcoldwater.
We hypothesized what would happen when thesefrontswould meet in the sky and in our science experiment with water.
Fill up the first container with COLD water, add blue food coloring and stir.
Then add 5-7 ice cubes.
I used a similar sized glass for the hot water.
it’s possible for you to use water heated in a tea kettle or microwave it for 90 seconds.
Then add red food coloring to the hot water.
Remember you need the large container to be clear so you could see the colors moving through the sides.
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Carefully pour the cold water into one side of the cardboard in your large container.
Now pour the hot water into the other side of your hardboard.
The cardboard will keep them mostly separate.
Quickly and carefully pull the cardboard out so the cold front meets the warm front.
When the fronts meet, it can be volatile and stormy.
This is typically why stormy season is worse in the spring and fall, the border seasons!
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