Wacky Wig Day

Oh Wacky Wig day... how we LOVE you....

Here we are being sensible...

Now for the fun shot!!!!!

Walking Water

CAPILLARY ACTION EXPERIMENT

We have been learning about capillary action.  This is where we make water walk.  We have learnt that water is sticky... yes sticky... water likes to travel together.  

What we did.

We first placed 400 mls of water in a jar and dyed it blue.  Then we took two paper towels and placed one in the blue water and the other in the empty jar.  Then we watched the magic happen.  The water started climbing up the paper towel.  

This is due to the water being sticky and the paper towel being porous.  

Water climbed up the paper towel until the water in each jar was evened out.  

Then we wondered....

What would happen if we added 400 mls of yellow water?

Well the answer is this.

The yellow mixed with the blue in the middle jar and made green dye.  But, to our amazement the green in the middle jar also traveled to the end jar and turned it this beautiful turquoise colour. All the water in the jars evened out.

WE LOVED THIS EXPERIMENT!