Bubble Geometry

Steve Spangler is one of my favorite "fun" scientists. He does a segment on fun science experiments for the Denver 9 news. I wanted to share one of his experiments that I'm going to do with my preschool group next week. But first a preface...

I am used to using bubbles as a perfect segue to teaching kids of any age about surface tension and atmospheric pressure. No matter how hard they try and no matter what kinds of wands they use, the resulting bubble is always a perfect sphere! But in this experiment, Steve Spangler shows us how to make cubed bubbles. I never thought it possible until I watched his video. This is something you can do at home, and I plan to make my apparatus out of straws and balls of clay. I think Tinker Toys would also work great for this, if you have them. I'll give you an update on what materials I use after I experiment with it a bit. Meanwhile, check out this cool video from Steve Spangler's page!