R20e(STRATUM FORMING)
MODEL OF STRATUM FORMING
PURPOSE
This model is effective for teaching about forming stratums.
This model does not need big experiment tools (as a long water tube).
TARGET
Elementary school students (6th Grade)
CATEGORY
Earth sciences
Geology
MATERIALS
Plastic test tube (diameter: 16mm length: 100mm) …1
Cap (for diameter: 15~17mm) …1
Glass beads diameter: 0.09~0.18mm
Glass beads diameter: 0.25~0.50mm
Glass beads diameter: 0.71~1.19mm
4% polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution …10mL
Oiliness acrylic color spray …3 colors
HOW TO MAKE
- By each size glass beads are colored by acryl color spray.
- Mix three kinds of colored glass beads.
- Put beads in and pile up until 1cm from the bottom end of the tube as shown in Fig.2.
- Inject a 4% PVA (polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution) to the tube.
- Make a small hole for ventilation to the cap. (The hole will be closed by PVA)
- Close the cap calmly as shown in Fig.3.
- Stir well to mix a liquid and beads as shown in Fig.4.
HOW TO USE
- Shake the tube in order glass beads to be mixed uniformly.
- Put it for about a minute in a vertical state.
- Glass beads make stratums. (cf.Fig.5)
DEVELOPMENT
- Not only beads, but you can use sands or alumina balls instead.
- If a tube is being left for a long time, particles in the tube are not mix easily.
This is demonstrating the process of changing sand into rock. (cf.Fig.6)
- You can make more stratums by using silicon tube. (cf.Fig.7,8)
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