Lastly, see HERE a video of how we “made” hydrogel beads.Also, see HERE Markers Coffee Filters Rainbow Walking Water.See HERE Primary Colors, Water & Paper Capillary Action Timelapse Kids Science Experiment.For more on Capillary action Montessori Science I hope the Magic Flower experiment will brighten up your day and trigger those inquisitive minds. The best thing about Magic Flowers is that they are super easy to make and you can let the little hands happily craft with a little magic happening at the end. Try experimenting with the order and see what happens. Your flower will open very differently than if you folded each opposite pair.
That is happening because the water is slightly more attracted to the wood fibers than to itself. When the paper absorbs water ~ thanks to capillary action~ it swells, causing any folds to open back up again.Ĭapillary action Montessori Science extension: try folding each neighboring petal over sequentially. If you put paper under a microscope, you will notice that the paper’s surface is not solid but is rather made of tiny wood fibers that are tightly interwoven providing amazing strength (paper towel is made to be especially airy). When the paper comes into contact with water, the amazing power of capillary action rapidly draws water into all these tiny spaces.
“ Capillary” means a tiny tube, like a straw with a tiny bore. Revealing Science Mystery Magic Paper Blooming Flower STEM Science Trick Your paper flower will be slowly opening up like a real water lily blossoms. Magic-Opening-Paper-Flower-Trick-Se-UpĬarefully set the flower lilies on the water’s surface and wait to see what happens. Please, note that this step is optional, as you might want to keep your water clear. green-water-beads-sensory-play-kids-activityįinally, you can optionally add to to the water glitter, blue food coloring, and water beads to give your pond a murky greenish look. Thereafter, fold your flowers inwards and fill a shallow dish with water. stamps (we are using these craft ink pads)įirst, cut out flower shape from left over colorful paper and use pencil’s eraser to create pistil in a center by dipping an eraser into an ink pad.colorful paper (we are using brightly colors sticky notes).YOU’LL NEED for Magic Paper Flower Trick: When paper gets wet, it swells, causing the folded petals of your magic flower to open up. This magic flower experiment is powered by a scientific phenomenon called “capillary action” ~ a process of paper absorbing water very rapidly.
Magic-Opening-Paper-Flower-Trickĭrop an easy-to-make DIY paper lily bud in a bowl of water and watch it slowly bloom before your eyes! Both children and adults will be mesmerized by this simple paper-craft. Most importantly, with this fun craft, your child will be learning about capillary action, and the ‘stickiness’ of water molecules and a complicated property of adhesion through fun sensory PLAY while creating a water lily pond. So you would not be needing any specialized Montessori science materials. Besides, for this Magic Paper Blooming Flower STEM Science Trick, you will be using items around your home. Learning about properties of water through fun invitations to craft and create ignites that love of learning in little people while they are exploring how molecules cling and adhere. Facebook Tweet Pin Email Share LinkedIn Like Magic paper blooming flower trick is a fun STEM capillary action Montessori science kids activity to explore through craft the stickiness of water molecules while learning of property of adhesion.
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