Hooked On Science: Kid inside a bubble

Kid Inside a Bubble

INGREDIENTS

• Plastic Wading Pool
• Water
• Light Corn Syrup
• Clear Dishwashing Liquid
• Hula Hoop
• Bubble Wand

INSTRUCTIONS
STEP 1:  Mix together 6 gallons of water, 2 gallons of clear dishwashing liquid, and 1 galloon of light corn syrup. Describe the mixture by using its observable properties.
STEP 2:  Dip the bubble wand into the mixture and blow bubbles. Describe how a bubble can be used as a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
STEP 3:  Place the hula hoop into the pool, stand a kid in the center of the pool, slowly lift the hula hoop above the kids head, and observe. Describe a bubble by using its observable properties.

EXPLANATION
A bubble is a thin film of soapy water, filled with air. A bubble contains three main layers. Sandwiched between two soapy layers, is a layer of water. Bubbles burst when this layer of water evaporates. The corn syrup create bonds with the water molecules, slows down the evaporation process, creating a stronger bubble. Go to www.hookedonscience.org for more experiments that might get you and your family “Hooked on Science.”