Go outside and test your bubble solutions. Blow a bubble and catch it on your wand. Immediately start the stopwatch and time how long the bubble lasts. This will take some practice, so try it out on some extra solution before you start! Now, can you make a bubble in a bubble in a bubble? How many can you make?! This is fun and challenging for kids as they start and stop and try again. What happens when three or more bubbles come together? See if you can design an experiment to test the idea that three or more bubbles will always meet at a 120degree angle. Step 3. Have your child liberally spray the surface with water (we used a marble board but you can use anything that can be sprayed and wiped with water like a counter top). To do this type of experiment you should know what the following terms mean. Have an adult help you search the Internet, or take you to your local library to find out more!

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See how to make this impressive bubble experiment with minimal steps and materials but tons of cool factor. And it’s not just about blowing giant bubbles. Scroll all the way down to watch the entire video from start to finish where my son explains that it’s all about surface tension! What do you need to make a good bubble solution at home? The basic ingredients are water and detergent. In this experiment, you will add glycerin or corn syrup to see if they can help you make better bubbles. Which solution will make the biggest bubbles? Which bubbles will last the longest? Terms and ConceptsThis week in our STEAM Storytime series we were inspired by the book, The Bubble Factory written by Tomi DePaola You may have seen our latest science experiment making Elephant Toothpaste with my 7 year old son who’s obsessed with science lately. He’s started a series of cool and classic science experiments kids can do right at home. We’re focusing on easy set up, clean-up, and simple materials with steps kids can do themselves, although parent supervision is always recommended with any science experiment!

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You might think that it is the surface tension of the water that holds the skin of a bubble together. Actually, the surface tension of water is too strong to make a bubble. You can try yourself to blow a bubble with plain old water, it just won't work! A good bubble solution has a detergent added to it to relax the surface tension of the water, allowing it to have more elastic, stretchy properties. Now it can act more like the skin of a balloon, stretching out nice and thin, trapping air inside of the bubble like a liquid balloon. Read the book, The Bubble Factory. Discuss the different types of bubbles created in the bubble lab. Art: If you could create your own bubble lab what would it look like? Draw a picture of your bubble lab. Phillips, T., 2003. Saturday Morning Science: Elastic Water on the ISS, Science@NASA, Marshal Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Retrieved June 6, 2007.

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Step 6. You can also do a test with your fingers. What happens when you touch your bubble with a dry finger? It pops! Now if you wet your finger it doesn’t pop. Read this interesting article about how thin films of water and surface tension are different in space: