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Water-Sucking Candle and Bottle Fountain

The document describes two science experiments: one involving a candle and water, where the candle's flame creates a vacuum that sucks water into a glass, and another using a soda bottle, straw, and balloon to create a fountain effect. The first experiment demonstrates principles of air pressure and combustion, while the second illustrates how air pressure can force water to rise and flow. Both experiments are designed to be engaging and educational for understanding basic scientific concepts.

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Water-Sucking Candle and Bottle Fountain

The document describes two science experiments: one involving a candle and water, where the candle's flame creates a vacuum that sucks water into a glass, and another using a soda bottle, straw, and balloon to create a fountain effect. The first experiment demonstrates principles of air pressure and combustion, while the second illustrates how air pressure can force water to rise and flow. Both experiments are designed to be engaging and educational for understanding basic scientific concepts.

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Experiment 1

A Candle That Sucks Water


Place a candle upright in the middle of a
saucer. Fill the saucer with water. Light the
candle. Place a glass over the candle. When
the flame goes out, the water in the saucer
will get sucked into the glass.

How Does It Work?


When the candle is burning inside the glass, the
heat makes the air expand, so some of the air
escapes outside the glass. The candle goes out
after it uses up all the oxygen, so the air inside the
glass cools. As it cools, the pressure inside the glass
drops. Some of the carbon dioxide formed by the flame
dissolves in the water as well, decreasing the pressure
even more. The water outside the glass on the saucer is
forced into the glass by the higher aire pressure
outside.

Experiment 2- Bottle fountain science experiment

You will need:


 1 soda bottle
 Water
 1 funnel
 1 balloon
 Blu Tack
 1 straw with a bend in it
 1 tray to catch excess water
 Optional blue food colouring
 A boxcutter (with adult help).

1. With adult help, carefully make a small hole in the side


of the plastic bottle with the boxcutter.

2. It can be worth cutting away some of the plastic


completely rather than making an ‘X’ shape, this will
allow the straw to sit easily in the hole.
3. Seal around the straw with Blu Tack or modelling clay.
make sure that the bottle is dry here or the Blu Tack
won’t stick as well. Keep the star pointed upwards.
4. Optional: add some food colouring to your water
5. Add the funnel to your bottle and carefully pour your
water into the bottle.
You’ll notice that water will rise up through the straw to
the same height as the water inside the bottle. This is due
to equal air pressure pushing downwards through the
opening of the straw and the bottle.
6. Blow up a balloon and pinch the opening tightly.
Carefully stretch the opening of the balloon over the
mouth of the bottle without letting go of the neck of the
balloon.
7. Quickly release the balloon and watch the fountain
stream out!
8. The water will continue to stream outwards as long as
both the end of the straw is in the water inside the bottle
and that the balloon continues to push air into the bottle.

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