| Here is a science project I did with my daughter so I | | | | should be big enough to put both hands into. |
| know a girl will like doing the project. She actually had a | | | | Pour warm to almost hot water into the bowl on the |
| blast with this idea. Any gender would like doing this | | | | left. Put room temperature water into the middle one |
| demonstration and younger children all the way | | | | and put cold water in the right container. |
| through middle school can experiment with this | | | | Have your volunteer or someone watching the |
| concept. | | | | demonstration actually be the participant. They place |
| Items needed for the experiment: | | | | their hands in the outer bowls. So their left hand is in |
| - 3 bowls | | | | the warm water and their right hand in the cold. It is |
| - Water for the bowls | | | | easiest to make a fist but they do not have to do this. |
| - Lots of towels | | | | Let them leave their hands in the water for about 15 to |
| Instructions for the experiment: | | | | 20 seconds and them immediately remove and plunge |
| I purchased and brought an electric burner to the | | | | them both into the room temperature water. Do not |
| school gym to help my daughter with this experiment | | | | make too much of a mess but kids like being the |
| because she needed very warm almost hot water | | | | volunteer to get their hands wet. |
| and the gym did not have even warm water faucets. | | | | You should feel a different sensation in about 10 to 15 |
| You do not have to do this as long as you have | | | | seconds. |
| access to water that can get fairly warm. | | | | What happened? Did both hands have a different feel |
| Place the three bowls next to each other on a table. | | | | or just one? Why do you think this happened? |
| The containers need to be big enough to place your | | | | Enjoy this science project with your kids. |
| fist into without being cramped. The one in the middle | | | | |