Tides Lab Using Water Balloons - Hands On Experience That Kids LOVE!
Candy Coated Scientist
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Grade Levels
6th - 12th, Homeschool
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- Word Document File
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4 pages
Candy Coated Scientist
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What educators are saying
My students loved this! It really helped them to understand why there are two high tides in a way that diagrams in their notes couldn't.
I am so glad I found this resource to teach students about tides! While it is an abstract concept, this lab and demo helped make it make so much more sense!
Description
This lab is a really fun way to use discovery and investigation to teach students how gravity and inertia cause tides, along with the moon. The cost is low (a package of water balloons and yarn) and it is a great activity to get kids moving and outside. They work in small groups and go through a series of steps and procedures and record data. This was one of the most fun labs of the year for students and was instrumental is having kids understand why we have high tides on the side of the Earth closest to the moon AND the opposite side as well. This lab is also a great way for to support Common Core ELA in the science classroom!
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4 pages
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