Description
Create a fun and educational weather experiment by making your own rain cloud in a jar using water, shaving cream, and food coloring to simulate precipitation.
Ingredients
Scale
Materials Needed
- 1 large clear glass jar
- Water
- Shaving cream (for the cloud)
- Food coloring (blue or any color)
- A dropper or spoon
Instructions
- Fill the Jar: Pour water into the glass jar until it’s about ¾ full, creating the base for your rain cloud experiment.
- Create the Cloud: Spray a layer of shaving cream on top of the water. This fluffy foam represents your cloud and will hold the ‘rain’ temporarily.
- Prepare the Colored Water: In a small cup, mix a few drops of food coloring with a little water to create your rain color.
- Add the Rain: Use a dropper or spoon to gently drop the colored water onto the shaving cream layer. As the ‘cloud’ becomes saturated, the colored drops will start to fall through the shaving cream and into the water below.
- Observe the Rainfall: Watch closely as the colorful rain drifts down through the cloud, mimicking precipitation from real clouds, completing your weather experiment.
Notes
- This experiment is perfect for children and adults alike to visually understand how rain forms.
- You can try different food coloring colors to simulate various weather effects.
- The shaving cream cloud may need to be replenished if you want to repeat the experiment multiple times.
- Use a dropper for more precise ‘rain’ drops and better visualization.
