DAY THREE


This morning, after a few games, we divided into four groups. The groups rotated between four stations which all shared one theme - bubbles!

Bubbles with Fruit Nets and Cut up Bottles

What you need: fruit nets, bottles with the bottoms cut off, glycerol, dish soap, water

How to: Attach the fruit net over the hole you cut in the bottle, dip the end which is covered by the net into the water and blow into the mouth of the bottle





During this activity students discovered new ways to make bubbles too! For instance, with bare hands or by using the bottle alone.

Square Bubbles

What you need: pipe cleaners, straws, dish soap, glycerol and water

How to: Video tutorial




Interesting shapes were created during this station, even ones not displayed in the instructions!

Bouncy Bubbles

What you need: gloves, sugar, glycerol, dish soap, water and a bubble wand

How to: Mix the some sugar, glycerol, soap and water in a container and dip the bubble wand into the solution. Blow a bubble and with the gloves on, try catching it on your hand. You should be able to bounce the bubble on your hand!




Painting with bubbles

What you need: dish soap, finger paints, straws, paper and water

How to: Mix the dish soap, finger paints and water in a container. Place the container over a piece of paper and blow into the container through your straw. The end result may look as in the following pictures.




                       

After these workshops students got into groups and planned what their Fab Lab creations were to look like! Here are some examples:


Mr. Broccoli is honoured to be the muse behind the art!


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DAY EIGHT

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DAY TEN

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DAY TWO

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