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Introducing Mr. Drip & Mr. Drop! - Why does it rain? (Experiment) |
by Mya Kagan (whyzz writer) >> more about the author
Ever wonder how big a raindrop really is? Try this experiment on a rainy day to see for yourself!
Pour some flour into a small, shallow pan and then use a straight-edge to make the flour smooth and level on top. Hold the pan out of the window for a brief moment and allow it to be hit by a few raindrops. Make sure you are careful to only do this when there is no thunder and lightning.
Once you have collected your raindrops, gently pour the flour from the pan into a bowl covered by a mesh sieve top. Tap the bowl or sieve until all the excess flour falls away and drops into the bowl.
The little masses of flour now left behind on top of the mesh sieve are raindrops you have captured! You can carefully pour them out to take a closer look and measure them if you'd like. Maybe you can even give names to some of them!