Prep STEAM Science

Dancing Liquid

LI: To understand the power of vibrations

Materials:

  • Flour

  • Water

  • Food colouring

  • A thin Plate

  • A speaker (Bluetooth speaker or even a small radio will do)

Instructions:

1. Mix the water, flour, and some food colouring together

2. Pour mixture on to a thin plate

3. Place plate on top of a large speaker

4. Turn on some music and watch your liquid dance to the beat!


How does it Work?

The sound of music is actually made of vibrations. These vibrations shake the speaker, which in turn, vibrates the liquid in tune with the music!

In other words the music vibrates and the liquid moves!

Extension Experiment

Try different kinds of music and see how the dancing changes!