DemoTK3 minMeeting 26

Water Beads Up on Wax Paper

Water forms rounded beads instead of spreading flat.

Teaching & key ideas

What you do: Place drops and push them together/apart. What students see: Water forms rounded beads instead of spreading flat. Why it works: Water molecules attract each other more strongly than the waxy surface. Question to ask: Why is the drop round?

Lesson flow

Predict → demonstrate → observe → briefly explain → ask: Why is the drop round?