Tornado in a Glass

Age Group: K-5th grade

Total time: 30 minutes

Supplies

  • Water

  • Liquid dish soap | a few drops

  • Chunky glitter | optional

  • Glass

  • Pencil

Directions

  1. Fill the glass ¾ of the way with water and add a few drops of liquid dish soap.

  2. Hold the glass with one hand and stir the water with the pencil to create a vortex with the other.

  3. Add the chunky glitter if you want to see how water currents move inside the glass.

Image source RookieParenting.com

Image source RookieParenting.com