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Snowstorm in a Jar Science Experiment

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Simple science is fun with this Snowstorm in a Jar Science experiment. Your kindergarten students will love hands-on winter science for kids!

A jar overfilling with white liquid as part of this science experiment

It may be cold everywhere right now (more or less), but that doesn’t mean everyone has snow. Or, if you do have snow, it might be too cold and blizzardy to get out in the snow and play! In either case, you can bring the snow right to you with this fun snowstorm in a jar science experiment. With just a few materials, you can teach kids all about snowstorms, gases, and chemical reactions with this one simple science demonstration. Try adding other ingredients and see how the snowstorm changes!

Getting the Snowstorm in a Jar Science Experiment Ready

The main set-up you need for this is to make sure you have paint and alka-seltzer tablets on hand before you get started. You can also make a small version for each child to take home, or just make one together as a class.

Get Ready for the Snowstorm in a Jar Science Experiment

Simple science is fun with this Snowstorm in a Jar Science experiment. Your kindergarten students will love hands-on winter science for kids!

You will need:

  • Oil (we used vegetable oil but you can also use baby oil)
  • White paint
  • Glitter (optional)
  • Alka-Seltzer tablets
  • Tall jar

Doing the Snowstorm in a Jar Science Experiment

This fun science experiment can be used to show how a snowstorm works, or how chemical reactions can cause changes in liquids and other materials.

Simple science is fun with this Snowstorm in a Jar Science experiment. Your kindergarten students will love hands-on winter science for kids!

Pour about 2 inches of water into the bottom of your jar. Add enough white paint to make it look like milk. Add glitter if desired.

Fill the rest of the jar with oil.

We also added a few drops of dish soap to our jar, which eventually made the jar overflow, which the kids thought was pretty amazing.

Break an alka-seltzer tablet into four pieces and drop them into the jar one at a time. Let each kid drop in a piece.

Simple science is fun with this Snowstorm in a Jar Science experiment. Your kindergarten students will love hands-on winter science for kids!

Don’t add more than 4 at a time or your snowstorm won’t look like a storm as much as just a foaming mess.

Watch as the paint rises through the oil with the carbon dioxide making it look like it’s snowing!

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