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