Introduction

Playing with ice has always been a joyful moment for most of us. The kids like it the most, but we adults, are no less than the small champs when it comes playing with the ice. So, today in this article, we are going to discuss how you can make your kids involved in creating some colourful icicles. Before we continue further, note that this experiment is only meant for those people who stay in the colder region, where the temperature is below the freezing of water. The main reason for dedicating this article only to those people is because their kids are not able to play the normal outdoor games that most of us play. Therefore, it is very much important for them to get involved in any such activities where they can have fun and at the same time they can also learn some new things.

 

Apparatus

  1. Water
  2. Liquid colours
  3. Water bottle
  4. Ladder
  5. String
  6. Colourful ice cubes
  7. Nail or any sharp thing
  8. Syringe (optional)

Procedure

Step 1

In the very first step, you need to build up the structure.

In the very first step, you need to build up the structure.


Step 2

Place a ladder and beside that create a base.

Place a ladder and beside that create a base.


Step 3

Take a plastic water bottle that you can buy from the local market.

Take a plastic water bottle that you can buy from the local market.


Step 4

Using a nail or any sharp thing, make a hole at the bottom of the bottle.

Using a nail or any sharp thing, make a hole at the bottom of the bottle.


Step 5

Make the strings wet with water.

Make the strings wet with water.


Step 6

Pass those wet strings through the hole.

Pass those wet strings through the hole.


Step 7

On the base, place some colourful ice cubes that you can create at home using coloured water and freezing them.

On the base, place some colourful ice cubes that you can create at home using coloured water and freezing them.


Step 8

Keep the strings above the ice cubes.

Keep the strings above the ice cubes.


Step 9

Put the bottle on the topmost rung of the ladder. Pour some coloured water in the bottle and let it pass through the strings to the base.

Put the bottle on the topmost rung of the ladder. Pour some coloured water in the bottle and let it pass through the strings to the base.


Step 10

After some time, you will notice that the water passing through the strings started freezing on it forming icicles.

After some time, you will notice that the water passing through the strings started freezing on it forming icicles.


Step 11

Make sure the water inside the bottle doesn’t freeze. Also, do not heat the water. This will melt the icicles formed on the strings.

Make sure the water inside the bottle doesn’t freeze. Also, do not heat the water. This will melt the icicles formed on the strings.


Step 12

You can also fill the syringe with coloured water or even plain water and keep on forming the icicles on the string.

You can also fill the syringe with coloured water or even plain water and keep on forming the icicles on the string.


Result

  1. You can set up any structure you want. The above-mentioned formula will give you a tent-like.
  2. While using the sharp tools, let yourself under proper guidance and supervision.
  3. If you are someone who doesn’t live in cold region, you can try making icicles by yourself at home and let your children play with it as mentioned above.

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