Unpoppable Bubbles are a Fun Science Lesson

January 11, 2017 by Sarah White 8 Comments

We’ve made what were supposed to be super strong bubbles before, but nothing quite like this un-poppable bubble.

Hip Homeschool Moms has a video from Labracadabra that shows how to make and play with bubbles that aren’t literally unpoppable but do stick around for a long time and can bounce on a microfiber glove.

All you need is water, dish soap and corn syrup to make these bubbles, and they’re a great science lesson because you can talk about why bubbles pop (because the water in the bubbles evaporates) and why these bubbles last longer (the corn syrup forms a weak bond with the hydrogen in the water molecules, making evaporation take longer).

Plus they’re just really fun to play with. If you have a place indoors you don’t mind doing it, this is a great cold-weather or rainy day activity, too.

Have you ever tried this recipe? How did it work?

Check out more fun science projects with these Science books for kids.

Check out our Online store for special buys on Educational gifts We find bulk items and end-of-stock supplies to bring you heavily discounted items. (make sure you check our store often so you don’t miss out on new stock). We also have some free printable files, including a Science PDF for learning about Microscopes.

[Photo via Hip Homeschool Moms.]

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Sharon SS says
January 12, 2017 at 11:21 am
can’t find the recipe to click on
Janice M. Salotti says
January 12, 2017 at 12:16 pm
Was there a problem with the link? There was no recipe for the bubbles, but I’d like to have it. Thank you.
tonilea says
January 12, 2017 at 12:58 pm
What are the proportions of water, dish soap and corn syrup? This sounds like fun.
Monica Pinto says
January 12, 2017 at 1:33 pm
I can’t find the link to the recipe…
Sarah White says
January 12, 2017 at 3:58 pm
So sorry about that! It’s in the post now, but it is here: http://www.hiphomeschoolmoms.com/unpoppable-bubble-recipe/
Bobbie says
January 12, 2017 at 8:48 pm
Is there a trick to get instructions? I cannot access any info
about receipe for unbreakabe bubble or my little pony intructions.
Sarah White says
January 18, 2017 at 12:54 pm
Instructions are in the video on the linked page.
Ce Humeston says
February 1, 2017 at 7:45 pm
My son did this to make giant bubbles in the front yard when he was about 10. It worked so well that traffic slowed down to watch.

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Resources for Learning about Squirrels

Did you know that October is Squirrel Awareness Month? I didn’t know we needed more awareness of these little creatures, but let’s take it as a sign to learn more about squirrels!

Let’s start with some fun facts via Kids Konnect: did you know there are five subfamilies and more that 280 species of squirrels? The smallest are pygmy squirrels and the largest, the Bhutan giant flying squirrel, can be longer that 4 feet (1.2 meters).

Tree squirrels can climb down trees so fast because their ankles can rotate 180 degrees, allowing them to grab the tree bark as they go down. While most squirrels don’t survive their first year of life, they can live five to 10 years in the wild and squirrels have been known to live up to 20 years in captivity!

Rhythms of Play has more fun facts and tips for observing squirrels if you want to add some real life nature to your nature study.

We always like to start these collections with life cycle and parts of the animal printables, so let’s grab the squirrel life cycle an parts of a squirrel worksheets from Montessori Nature. (It doesn’t look like these are free any more but they have a whole unit study on squirrels you can buy that includes life cycle and parts activities, characteristics of different kinds of squirrels, a printable poster, information about predators and more.)

Grab the squirrel lapbook printable (free with email address) from Homeschool Share to learn the parts of a squirrel, where they live, what they eat, whether they hibernate and more. There’s also a nut taste test printable, a place for making observations about squirrels, life cycle of an oak tree, games and more.

Simple Everyday Mom has some cute squirrel themed worksheets including tracing the letter s, labeling the parts of a squirrel and a letter s maze. She also has more activity pages with a squirrel theme, including matching, a more traditional maze and a counting and graphing activity.

Work on letter recognition with this squirrel and acorn game printable from Teaching Mama. I love the idea of hiding the letters in a fall themed sensory bin for kids to find, identify and match to the letter on the worksheet.

For older kids you can do this “if I were a squirrel” writing prompt from Lesson Planet.

And throw in a little counting with these squirrel and acorn tens frame printables from JDaniel4’s Mom, which you can use to count real acorns or any other little fall themed thing you have handy.

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