Rain in a Jar = Cool!

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Have you ever tried to explain to your children why it is raining?  I saw this Pin on Pinterest and I thought this was a really clever way to show how rain occurs.  Believe me, this can work for young and old.  It also happened to be raining the day we did this, so it was a perfect day to try this experiment out.  

We used an old Mason Jar, some blue food coloring (just cause) and a plate with a handful of ice cubes.  

←Here is the Pin that inspired our science experiment.  

The Pinspiration for this Pin came from http://www.weatherwizkids.com.  This is a fantastic site created by Meteorologist, Crystal Wicker.  She has compiled a wealth of fun information to share with your children regarding weather.  

  

Here's our rain jar....we did it twice because I didn't read the directions thoroughly.  Yes, I have that problem.  First time I put the plate on the jar with the cubes already in place.  Wrong!

Look, it's raining in the jar.  Cool!

Second time, I re-read the directions and placed the plate on the jar empty, waited a few minutes, then put the ice cubes on.  Wow, it was really cool!  Give it a try.  Another fun, Pinteresting project for FREE!

Yup, that's Pinteresting!