Observing water’s thin ‘skin’

In this activity, students conduct a few simple activities to learn more about surface tension – a liquid’s thin ‘skin’.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

• talk about water molecules and the way in which they are attracted to each other

• talk about how the various activities demonstrate surface tension

• use equipment in a consistent manner.

Download the Word file for:

• introduction/background notes

• what you need

• what to do

• student handout.