Katie's D.I.Y. Thermometers
23-09-2013, 12:01 PM
For Monday’s activity, I made D.I.Y.
thermometers with the kids! This was the
first time I had made these so I was a little worried that they wouldn’t
work. We filled our plastic containers
with ¼ water, ¼ rubbing alcohol and whatever food colouring we liked. It was so cool to see the kids want to do
this activity because we got to dress up like scientists. They looked awesome with their goggles and
gloves. We helped each other finish the
thermomer by having one person hold the straw while the other wrapped the air dry
clay around the straw and the opening of the container. Some of the kids found ways to make the
mixture go up their straws without having the temperature change – which was
pretty neat. We took the demo
thermometer and put it in the fridge for a bit; the moment we took it out the
liquid started to go up the straw! I
really enjoyed doing this activity with the mini scientists and they seemed to
enjoy it too.
Until next time,
Katie
Katie
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