| There are dozens of cool science experiments that | | | | collected an adequate amount of rain for examination. |
| you can do at home. Many cool science experiments | | | | When you get the water inside you will need to filter |
| require a day long process and careful observation. If | | | | the rain water. You can filter the rain water using a |
| you like weather there are a number of cool science | | | | piece of filter paper in your funnel. Collect the water |
| projects you can try at home. Finding out what is in the | | | | that runs through the filter and funnel in a separate |
| rain is one of those experiments. | | | | clean dry container. |
| Experiment: Find Out What is in Rain | | | | Next, you will need to dry your filter paper so that the |
| Category: Meteorology/Environmental | | | | water is evaporated from it. To do this quickly you can |
| Materials: | | | | put the filter paper on a clean baking sheet in the oven |
| Microscope | | | | for 15 minutes at 100 degrees Celsius. While you are |
| Container | | | | waiting for your filter paper to dry out take the excess |
| Funnel | | | | water you collected and pour it into the pie dish. |
| Tape | | | | Once the water has evaporated from the pie dish and |
| Pie Dish | | | | the filter paper you can find out what is in rain. Take |
| Filter Paper | | | | your filter paper and look at under the microscope. |
| To begin this science experiment you will need to | | | | Take a piece of clear tape and stick it to the bottom |
| place a clean and completely dry container outside on | | | | of the pie dish once the water has evaporated. Look |
| a day that it is raining. Put the container out in the open | | | | at the tape under the microscope. Try to figure out |
| away from trees and buildings and leave it there for | | | | what particles were in the rain you collected. |
| several hours. Bring the container in after it has | | | | |