Getting started:

We suggest these cards be printed in color, but they will also print fine in grayscale. To keep your cards sturdy and long lasting, we suggest printing on medium to heavy cardstock and laminating.

If you’re a teacher looking to bring more independent science actvities to your classroom, you can easily place these task cards and supplies on your science shelves in your classroom. The supply list is providedbelow.

Parents can use these activity cards at home to work alongside their child or as an independent activity. Just gather the supplies listed below and follow the instructions for each activity. Have fun!

Materials:

large bucket, distilled water, pipe cleaners, plastic drinking straws, pipette, scissors, measuring spoons, sugar, 4 -12 oz. cups, liquid dish soap, liquid hand soap, and liquid laundry soap

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Science with Bubbles

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Activity Cards

Did you know:

Iridescence is the color of bubbles, and as light passes through the bubble the distortion caused by reflections of layers of soap gives it that appearance.

The outer layer of a bubble is composed of water molecules surrounded by thin layers of soap. This structure is fragile and even the smallest disruption can cause it to break, which is why bubbles only last a few seconds before they burst.

Bubbles

Can You Make a Square Bubble?Materials: distilled water, dish soap, pipe cleaners, plastic drinking straws, scissors, and a large bucket

Procedure:1. In the bucket combine 1 gallon of water with 2 tablespoons of dish soap. let sit -the longer the better.

2. To build the bubble maker, begin by using scissors to cut 6 pipe cleaners and 6 straws in half. Using the cut pipe cleaner pieces, connect three pipe cleaners together at a time to create 4 pyramid shapes. These will be your corners.. Next slide the straw pieces onto each of the legs of your pyramids. Combine the pyramids together to form a cube.

3. Dip your bubble maker into the bubble solution, angled works best. Slowly pull it out and reveal a square bubble inside your bubble maker cube. Try blowing air into the square to make it grow larger.

Zap Education, 2017C

Zap Education, 2017C

Can You Blow a Bubble Inside Another Bubble?

What Soap Makes the Best Bubbles?Materials: distilled water, dish soap, liquid hand soap, liquid laundry soap, measuring spoons, three bubble wands, and three 12 oz cups

Procedure:1. Label the cups; dish soap, hand soap, laundry soap. In the each cup combine 8 oz. of water with 2 tablespoons of the soap labeled per cup. Let sit -the longer the better.

2. Use one bubble wand for each bubble solution. Dip the wands and blow some bubbles. Record your observations. Which solution makes the best bubbles?

Thinking like a Scientist: Are there any other soaps you think might make a great bubble solution?

Materials: distilled water, dish soap, sugar, measuring spoons, scissors, plastic drinking straw, and a 12 oz cup

Procedure:1. In the cup combine 8 oz. of warm water with 1 tablespoon sugar, and 2 tablespoons of dish soap. Let sit -the longer the better.

2. Dip your fingers into the bubble mixture and spread it onto a flat, smooth surface. Next dip one end of a straw into the bubble mixture, then point the end closely towards the smooth surface and gently blow (it may take some practice to create your first bubble). Once a bubble is made, dip your straw into the bubble mixture again and then carefully insert your straw inside the bubble and gently blow a new bubble.

Thinking like a Scientist: Is it possible to blow a bubble inside a bubble, inside another bubble? How many bubbles can be contained?

Zap Education, 2017C

Zap Education, 2017C