Ocean Waves Science Game

Kids love to vacation at the ocean. The lull of the crashing waves makes a beach vacation - well - a beach vacation!

Bring some of the ocean into your house as you do a fun experiment.

Need: empty plastic soda bottle and cap without the label, food coloring, water and vegetable oil

You can remove the label on the bottle by soaking it in hot water for a few minutes.

Fill the bottle with 3/4 cup of water and add food coloring until you get a nice color.

Pour in 1/4 cup of oil. Replace and secure the cap on the bottle.

Place the bottle on its side and observe it. You should see the colored water on the bottom and the oil on top of the water.

Pick up the bottle and move it up and down on the ends to create waves.

Observe the waves and see how you can make small waves and big waves.

If you have different colors of food coloring, try this experiment using a different color.

Which color is easier to see? Which color do you like best? Is blue coloring the best choice to mimic the ocean's color?

Try mixing two different colors of food coloring and see what color your ocean is!

Teachers, try this in the classroom! It's fun to do and uses materials you'll probably have in your classroom or at home.

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