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Walking Water Rainbow
Make colors climb from cup to cup!
🌈 Color Magic
⭐⭐⭐Easy Peasy!
🛒 Supply List
Check off supplies as you gather them!
📋 Step-by-Step
Step 1: Line Up the Cups
Place 6 cups in a row. Fill cups 1, 3, and 5 about halfway with water. Leave cups 2, 4, and 6 empty.
Step 2: Add Bright Colors
Step 3: Make Paper Bridges
Step 4: Connect the Whole Rainbow
Step 5: 🌈 Watch Water Walk!
🔬 Why It Works!
Paper towels are full of tiny spaces. Water sticks to the paper and to itself, so it crawls through those spaces in a process called capillary action. Plants use the same idea to pull water from their roots up into their leaves!
⚠️ Safety Tips
- 🛡️Food coloring can stain, so use a tray or towel underneath
- 🛡️Do not drink the colored water
- 🛡️Wipe spills quickly so nobody slips
🤯 Fun Facts
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Capillary action helps trees move water all the way to their highest leaves!
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Red plus yellow makes orange, yellow plus blue makes green, and blue plus red makes purple!
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Scientists use colored water to trace how liquids move through materials