Hurricane in a Bowl

Materials:

  • Large bowl
  • Water
  • Spoon
  • Food coloring – We used liquid food coloring.

Directions:

  1. Fill the bowl about 3/4 full with water.
  2. Stir the water with a spoon until it is spinning.
  3. Place a drop of food coloring near the center of the bowl as the water continues to spin.
  4. Observe how a hurricane is being created with the eye of the storm in the middle and the bands becoming loose as you look toward the edges of the bowl.