Rain and Snow Experiment

 

With a little imagination, we were able to make it rain and snow in our classroom! First, we poured water into a large bowl. Second, we added a few layers of shaving cream to the water.  The shaving cream is the cloud.  We talked about how clouds are formed from a process called evaporation (when the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam). The water vapor or steam goes into the air forming clouds. Lastly, we added food colouring. We pretended it was rain/snow. When water droplets grow heavy enough and depending on the temperature, rain or snow will fall.   We had so much fun watching those clouds!