Keeping Paper Dry Underwater Experiment

Age Range: 5-11

Equipment: Paper towel, empty glass and a bucket or tub of water 

 

Keeping Paper Dry Underwater Experiment 

 

 On this blog post, I'll be showing you a science trick by showing you how to keep a paper towel dry whilst underwater. You may think this is impossible but actually it is very possible and it takes a little science fun to make it happen!!

 

For this experiment, you'll need the following from the image below:

 

 

To do this experiment: 

 

Tear off a piece of paper towel

 

Place your paper towel in to the bottom of your empty glass. Make sure the paper towel is at the bottom of your glass and is completely pushed down inside the glass 

Turn the glass over and make sure the paper towel is held at the top. 

No part of the paper should be above the rim of the glass.

If the paper towel does slip down, push it back up inside the glass

Submerge the glass under the water with your paper towel inside it

Make sure the glass is completely under the water

Lift the glass out of the water

Pull the paper towel out of the glass

You will find the paper towel to be completely dry and that is how you keep paper dry underwater

The science behind this:

 

You will not be able to see it but air is made up of matter. Due to the air being made of matter, it now has mass and volume. The volume takes up space and so this experiment shows the air's volume.

 

When the glass is placed in the water, air is trapped inside of the glass because of the water pushing up from below. Air is less dense than water and so is able to stay on top of the water. The paper towel will not get wet as long as the air stays in the glass. Even slightly if you tip the glass, this experiment may not work as the air will get trapped and thus the paper towel getting wet due to the water rushing in.

 

Thanks guys and hope you enjoyed the post today. Be sure to leave a comment on how you found doing the keeping paper dry underwater experiment and be sure to check out some of my other blog posts.😀

Sheep Palm Art

 Age Range: 4-11

Equipment needed: A4 sheet paper and black felt tip pen

Sheep Palm Art

 

Have you ever wanted to learn how to draw a sheep? Well you can do so, simply by using the palm of your hand. ✋🐑

 

To draw your sheep:

 

 Place your left hand on your piece of paper with your first set of finger bones spaced out on your paper and your thumb tucked into your hand

Draw round your hand

 Turn your piece of paper round so that your finger drawing is now at the bottom of your page

Place your left hand again on the piece of paper but this time on the top of your finger drawing. Make sure your fingers are again spaced out but have your thumb facing outwards like the image below

 

 Draw round your hand

Draw a line heading down and then curve it back with another line heading downwards for the face of the sheep similar to the image below. Add two circles for the eyes as well

 

 In the two eyes, you have drawn, add a small black circle in both of them and then a small crescent shape underneath for the mouth

Colour the face in except the mouth and eyes with a black pen

 

 On the top of the face, draw a small bubble for the sheep's head

Go round the outline of the sheep's body with a black pen whilst also adding a small oval for the tail as seen by the image below

Draw two sets of straight lines close together like the image below at the bottom of your sheep's body for the feet/hoofs

 

Add spirals on the body of your sheep ensuring you cover as much space as possible in your sheep's body

 

 Go round the outline of the feet and spirals on your sheep with a black pen

 

OPTIONAL: Just below the mouth of your sheep, add the word 'baaaaah' which would typically be the sound of what a sheep makes

 

You have made your own sheep palm art

 

Watch the Sheep Palm Art video:

 

Thank you and hope you enjoyed the blog post. Please leave in the comments how you found drawing your own sheep as well as any feedback you may have. Please also leave in the comments any animals you'd like me to draw for you guys and be sure to check out some of my other blog posts on Danny's Blog.😊🐑

Breadstick Wands

Age Range: 6-11

Ingredients: 100g Milk Chocolate or chocolate chips, 60g sprinkles, breadsticks and chocolate stars(optional)

Adult Supervision Required

Breadstick Wands

On this blog post, I'm going to be showing you how to make your own breadstick wands. This is a fun recipe to make with your kids and is also great for kid's birthday parties and can even be used as fireworks for bonfire nights as well. These breadstick wands are a great recipe for not only spending time in the kitchen but how much fun your kids will have with these wands

  To make your wands, you will need the following from the image below

To make your own breadstick wands:

Place your chocolate/chips into a bowl

Melt the chocolate in the microwave and cook for 30 seconds and then stir the chocolate. Keep microwaving for 20 more seconds at a time until it is completely runny.

 Put the sprinkles in a bowl and put that bowl next to the chocolate

Dip the top of the breadstick in the melted chocolate

Dip your breadstick now in the sprinkles

If you have the larger chocolate stars, put a little melted chocolate on the back of each star

Stick your stars onto the top of your wands where your sprinkles are

Complete the same process for the rest of your breadsticks

 

Leave it to set by placing them in the fridge for around 10 mins so that the chocolate hardens quickly

 

Now take them out of your fridge

 

You have made your own breadstick wands

Thank you and well done on making your own breadstick wands. Hope you enjoyed the blog post. Please leave in the comments how you found making your own breadstick wands and be sure to check out some of my other blog posts on Danny's Blog.😊