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• February 25, 2020

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Purposeful play, rain cloud science experiment, science experiment for kids, the rain cloud science experiment is a simple and fun way for kids to explore weather concepts, has your child ever asked how or why rain falls from the sky, well this is the perfect hands-on way to teach your child all about how clouds create rain, the shaving cream rain cloud science experiment is perfect for preschoolers and school aged kids-heck even my husband and i loved it, this colorful weather experiment illustrates how rain falls from clouds once the rain inside the cloud becomes too heavy-falling to the ground due to gravity., before you begin, explain the experiment to your child and talk through the directions together., ask your child to make predictions before you begin. write their predictions down on a piece of paper. set the paper aside to use later in the experiment. , food coloring, shaving cream (foam not gel), explore weather concepts, experiment with cause and effect, introduce new vocabulary words, hands-on learning experience, learn about the water cycle, explore clouds and rain, shop this project here.

How to do the Rain Cloud Science Experiment

Step 1: prep for experiment, mix blue food coloring with a small amount of water, fill wide mouth jar or clear glass nearly to the top with water, step 2: create cloud, add shaving cream on top of the water to create a “fluffy cloud”, let the shaving cream settle for a couple of minutes, step 3: add food coloring, invite your child to add slowly add food coloring “rain” to the “cloud” using the pipettes, continue to add drops of “rain” into the cloud, step 4: watch and talk, observe what happens, after a couple of minutes you will see the “rain” coming out of the cloud into the water , ask your child what they see, verbalize what you see, invite your child to record their observations on the same piece of paper that their predictions were written on. , observations can be through pictures and/or words, explain to your child the science behind the experiment (explanation below), what is the science behind the rain cloud experiment, how the shaving cream rain cloud experiment works, a cloud is formed when rain droplets combine together, when the cloud gets too heavy and full- the rain droplets fall out of the cloud due to gravity., in the rain cloud experiment, the colored water acts as the rain., the shaving cream acts as the cloud., the clean water in the jar is the air., when the colored water (“rain”) gets too heavy it falls out of the shaving cream “cloud” and into the water (“air”)., how to explain why it rains to kids, how does rain fall from the sky, water is everywhere on earth, water evaporates into the atmosphere in the form of water vapor, water vapor rises and then cools causing condensation , condensation is tiny water droplets, the tiny water droplets gather together and form clouds, once the cloud is full of tiny water droplets and becomes too full or heavy- they fall out of the cloud and onto the earth (due to gravity), after the precipitation falls to the earth the whole water cycle begins again, rain cloud experiment vocabulary words, introduce these vocabulary words to your child while you’re conducting the experiment , even if your child is young and won’t necessarily retain the new words-exposing even young children to advanced vocabulary will have a powerful effect on their literacy base as they get older. , for older children, introduce the words, write the words down for them so they can see the spelling, and encourage your child to use the new words while you discuss the science experiment , precipitation (release of water from the sky in the form of rain, sleet, hail or snow), atmosphere (thin layer of gases surrounding our planet), evaporation (when liquid changes to gas or vapor), water vapor (water in the form of transparent vapor), condensation (when water vapor cools and turns into liquid form of water), water cycle (the process of water moving around from air to land), more science activities for kids.

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Rain Cloud in a Jar Science Experiment with Printable Recording Sheets

This rain cloud in a jar is a weather science experiment gives young children a chance to explore clouds and rain in a hands-on and engaging way!

If you are looking for a simple and easy science activity to do with the kids this spring, this is perfect for you. Plus, it includes free printable recording sheets for kids in preschool and elementary!

Make a Rain Cloud in a Jar

This classic weather activity for kids is favorite in classrooms and homes. I did a similar version of it when we did this clouds and rain experiment a while back. My version lasts a bit longer and is great way to incorporate additional fine motor practice, but I wanted to give the classic a try too.

*Note: This science experiment should be done with adult supervision at all times.

Plus, I have printable recording sheets for preschool and early elementary students and another one for older students.

Supplies Needed:

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• Printable recording sheets (button to download at the bottom of the post)
• A large jar  (I used a plastic one like this)
• Shaving cream  (not a gel version)
• Gel Food coloring  or  washable watercolors
• Pipettes  or  droppers

Setting Up the Weather Experiment

• In a small cup, mix the food coloring with some water.
• Fill the large jar with water until it is about 3/4 full.
• Place the jar and the cups of colored water on the table. Place a pipette in each cup of colored water.
• Right before the kids are ready to do the experiment, spray a bunch of shaving cream in the jar until it is just a small bit above the top of the jar.

Doing the Rain Cloud in a Jar Experiment

Ask the kids to pick up some colored water with a pipette and squirt it on top of the shaving cream cloud. Repeat this step one or two more times, but pay close attention to what is happening below the cloud!

The colored water will begin to seep down through the shaving cream and into the water below. Just like rain!

How it Works

The shaving cream represents the clouds and the water represents the air. The colored water represents rain. As the colored water saturates the “cloud”, it gets heavy and eventually is so heavy that it can no longer hold the water. It “rains” down into the jar – through the “air.” It is just like real rain falls through the air.

This was a fantastic simple science activity to do with the kids (3 and 5). So I think this would be a great one to do in the preschool classroom or at home with your own kids.

If you are doing it with a class of students, I would suggest setting up several jars and cups of colored water so that each child has a chance to add some colored water to the jar.

Rain cloud science experiment

May 25, 2015 by Kate 34 Comments

Here is a super simple science experiment that teaches children about clouds and  rain . It’s great fun to do at home or in the classroom and this rain cloud science experiment  only uses commonly found ingredients. 

I remember coming across a fun little science experiment while adding various pins to my Pinterest account . Super simple and using only a few commonly found ingredients , I knew we had to give it a go. It might just explain the concept of rain as a visual representation. 

Recommended age: 2 years +  (Active supervision is required on all ideas shared)

You will need – 

• Glass or jar
• shaving cream
• food colouring

Simply begin by asking your child to pour water into the glass, leaving about an inch from the rim. 

Carefully add a layer of shaving cream to the water. Be sure not to make it too thick or you’ll find you’re having to wait a long time for the magic to begin and that’s a bit boring. The shaving cream represents a cloud and the water is the atmosphere. 

Possum absolutely loved watching the streams of blue food colouring fall like droplets through the shaving cream and then swirl around the water. She was inspired to ask lots of great questions but also found it a lovely and calming experience. Hopefully you get a chance to have a go at this experiment with the little ones in your life. I really hope they enjoy it. 

How old are your children and would they enjoy this?  

Here are a few other ideas you might like – 

March 2, 2016 at 2:16 pm

You named your child possum…..

March 2, 2016 at 5:46 pm

Yes! Lovely name, isn’t it. 😀

March 5, 2016 at 12:22 am

August 24, 2016 at 2:15 am

This is so cool . I am 10 years old and loved doing this . I have done this for my home work and I am proud.thanks for the support.

August 24, 2016 at 9:24 pm

Oh Cheyenne, that’s so awesome. Congratulations and I’m glad you had fun doing this. 🙂

November 3, 2020 at 8:19 am

what are the ingredents for the rain cloud siencie ecperiment???

March 30, 2017 at 8:47 am

This is so cool I am going use this for my science fair project

March 30, 2017 at 2:10 pm

That’s so awesome and it would be perfect for a science project. 🙂

June 17, 2016 at 5:00 am

My son is 11 and he will enjoy this! I think as a tween boy he’ll enjoy black food colour. 🙂

June 17, 2016 at 10:46 am

Hi Lucinda! Oh I have no doubt your 11 year old would love this. It would be interesting to see it with black food colouring. 🙂

June 21, 2016 at 1:27 pm

ok, this is perfect! I know some of my kiddos in the clinic (paed OT) would love to do this – this week! (and my son too!) Thanks for the inspiration!

June 21, 2016 at 9:19 pm

Oh I can just imagine Anna! Thank you so kindly for your comment. 🙂

August 2, 2016 at 4:04 am

The little guys love anything with water. This is great.

August 2, 2016 at 8:37 am

Totally agree with you. Thanks Kev.

September 12, 2016 at 8:08 am

We are using it his for our science fair experiment and have lots of fun watching the food colouring react to the shaving cream.Thank you LAUGHING KIDS LEARN.

September 12, 2016 at 8:13 pm

That’s so fabulous! Thanks guys. 🙂

March 18, 2017 at 12:30 pm

Could you use whipped cream or ‘cool whip’ instead of shaving cream with the same results?

March 21, 2017 at 12:58 pm

I think you possibly could Shelley. It would be worth giving it a go. 🙂

September 7, 2021 at 11:11 am

it would probably stink and grow mold.

April 17, 2017 at 8:54 am

Can you use plastic clear cups for this activity?

April 17, 2017 at 6:14 pm

Absolutely Cindy! Have fun with this idea.

April 29, 2019 at 4:17 pm

Hi there im 12 and i have a class science projet and i have no idea what todo and my mum told me about this experiment so i think i will do it because its easy to talk about,cheap,and easy todo

May 1, 2019 at 11:26 am

Fantastic Mia. Glad I could help you out. Good luck with it all.

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Rain Cloud in a Jar Preschool Science Experiment

Doing a Rain Cloud in a Jar Experiment is perfect for preschool and Kindergarten science. This weather science experiment gives your children a chance to explore clouds and rain with hands-on activities. 

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Rain Cloud in a Jar Experiment

Do you want to teach your preschooler about the weather and the water cycle in a fun and creative way? Look no further! The rain cloud in a jar science experiment is an easy, interactive activity that will have your little one learning all about how clouds work. With just a few basic materials, you can show them how clouds form and why it rains. Get ready for some educational fun!

Simple Science experiments are the best to do with preschool and Kindergarten age children, but the best thing about easy hands-on learning is it can be expanded to meet the age of your children.

Read a few weather books

As you explain about this activity let your child know: 1. Water is the Air 2. The Shaving Cream is the Cloud, and the Vapor 3. Food Coloring is the Water Droplets 4. Get ready for the rain

Preschool and Kindergarten Science Experiments

My kids love this rain cloud in a jar experiment.

Rain Cloud Science Activity

What you will need to make your rain cloud experiment is in the picture below. However, I have it displayed in a recipe list form to print out toward the bottom of the page. Have Fun!

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So now you see, for this science experiment, you only need a few items that you probably already have in your home or classroom. Shaving cream, food coloring , and a glass jar or clear cup will do .

The kids will love watching as the color slowly diffuses into the cloud. You can talk about how this is similar to when the sun evaporates water from oceans, lakes, and rivers into clouds. Finally, watch in amazement as the rain starts to form at the bottom of the jar!

This is a great way to explain the water cycle and how it all begins with clouds.

Have your kids fill their pipettes or droppers with the colored water and squeeze it onto their cloud.

Let’s talk about how clouds work.

• Clouds are formed when water vapor rises into the air.
• When the vapor hits cold air, it turns back into droplets of water.
• Those tiny drops of water floating in the air collect and stick together to form clouds.
• When clouds get so full of water that they can’t hold any more water, the water falls back to the ground as raindrops.

As your cloud fills up, the food coloring will fall into the water creating a rain-like effect. 

The Rain Cloud in a Jar experiment is a great way for children to visualize the water and cloud cycle. My kids love doing this activity, and I hope yours do too.

Preschool Science Experiment

The rain cloud in a jar experiment will surely be a hit with kids of all ages. It’s an easy, fun way to teach preschoolers about weather and science engagingly and interactively.

Have fun exploring the wonders of nature together!

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• Glass jar or clear container you can see through
• Food coloring or liquid watercolors
• Shaving cream

Instructions:

• Begin by filling your jar or see through container almost all of the way to the top with water.
• Layer shaving cream on top of the water to the top of the jar or container.
• Fill some small cups up with water. If you are using liquid watercolors, you can pour them directly into the small cups instead.
• Place a few drops of food coloring into each of the small cups of water and stir. Again, if you are using liquid watercolors, you can skip this step. Alternatively, you can drip the food coloring directly onto the top of the shaving cream without diluting it in water, but it will seep through much faster, and the colors will muddle together quickly, not allowing you to get the whole effect for long.
• Using an eye dropper, have your child add drops of food coloring/colored water to the top of the shaving cream cloud.
• Watch as the colors seep down through the “clouds” and begin to rain into the jar.

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Easy Weather Science Experiments for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Has your child ever asked you where rain comes from? Or what is a tornado? When will it snow? Mine have. And that is awesome.

Weather is an amazing. It is just the sort of real world thing that gets kids excited about learning and STEM . They can see weather. They can feel it, hear it, and touch it.

That hands on learning will get your kids excited about science and wanting to learn more. And it can be very easy to learn about weather. (Bonus, you don’t even have to go outside to these weather activities!)

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Help your little ones learn about the weather going on outside their front door with these easy weather experiments!

Water Cycle in a Bag

Rain is a part of the water cycle . What’s the water cycle? It’s the pattern of how water moves through our environment.

The sun heats water on Earth and causes it to evaporate into a gas. This gas collects in the sky as clouds. The water in the clouds then condenses, or turns back into a liquid, and falls back to the Earth as rain.

It can be hard to see the whole water cycle in action, but you can make a smaller model at home!

• Sealable baggie
• Blue Food Coloring (Optional)

Take your baggie and draw a cloud at the top. Add a sun up there too. Then draw some lines to represent water towards the bottom of the bag, about an inch high. (The picture shows what I mean.)

Fill your baggie with water up to the water line you drew. You can add a couple of drops of blue food coloring at this point. It just looks cool and makes the water easier to see.

Seal up the baggie well and tape it to a sunny window. Now you wait.

This is an activity you set up and leave for a bit. It takes a little time for the water to evaporate, but you can check back on it throughout the day and see the different parts of the cycle.

The sun will cause the water to evaporate. You can see it start to condense in the clouds you drew. As the condensation builds up it will slide down the sides of the bag back to the water at the bottom. You made rain!

More Must Do Activities

Our water cycle bag isn’t the only way to make rain happen. You can easily make a sensory rain cloud experience for your kids at home with just shaving cream.

• A Glass or Jar
• Shaving Cream
• Food Coloring
• Dropper or Straw

Fill your glass or jar 3/4 of the way full with water. Add shaving cream to the top. This is our fluffy cloud.

Mix a little blue food coloring with some water. Again, this is option, but it makes the rain much easier to see.

Have your child add drops of the blue water to the cloud. As the water gets heavier and heavier it will start to fall out of the cloud and make rain!

This is what happens with real clouds. The water droplets get heavier and heavier until they fall down as rain. Fun fact: The average cumulus cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds!)

This activity works fine motor skills as your child manipulates the dropper or straw to add the droplets. You can also enjoy the sensory fun of playing with the clouds too.

Looking for more fun? Try these weather tracking worksheets!

Tornadoes are fascinating. But it can be hard to show them to kids as they happen. (Not to mention incredibly unsafe.) But you can make a tornado in a bottle!

• Two 2-Liter Bottles.
• Glitter (optional)

Fill one empty two liter bottle 3/4 of the way full of water. Add a squirt of dish soap and a sprinkle of glitter. (The glitter is optional. I know that is a controversial craft supply ;). It is pretty and fun, but this activity works just as well without it.)

Take the empty water bottle and put it on top of the filled one, opening to opening. Tape the bottles together so no water can escape.

To make your tornado turn the bottles over and swirl the top bottle in a circle a few times. The water inside will form a tornado!

Now this isn’t exactly like the tornadoes that occur in nature. Most tornadoes happen during thunderstorms. They need warm moist air to meet up with cool dry air. These different air currants create a very unstable system. Increasing wind speeds and changing directions are what cause tornadoes.

This is an extremely simplified explanation. For a more complete understanding, you can read this explanation .

Make Lightning with a Balloon

Lightning is another fascinating weather phenomenon that is cool to watch, but you don’t really want your kids out in a thunderstorm. So you can make lightning at home!

• Metal Spoon
• Your Child’s Head

Blow up the balloon. Take your child into a room that you can make completely dark. (We used the bathroom.)

Rub the balloon over your child’s head. Then turn off the light and touch the spoon to the balloon. You should see a spark. You made lightning!

The spark won’t be very big which is good from a safety standpoint. But it is a decent representation of what happens in a lightning storm.

Charges build up in a cloud with negative charges being at the bottom of the cloud. This in turn causes positive charges to build up down on the surface of the earth. Eventually, these two opposite charges build up enough to attract and you get lightning!

Rainbows are beautiful, especially because they usually appear after the rain. But you don’t have to wait for a storm to make one at home!

• Glass of Water
• Piece of White Paper

This one is super simple. Take a glass of water, about 3/4 of the way full, and take it to a sunny spot in your home. Right by a window works best.

Hold your glass of water up over the piece of paper and move it into the sunbeam. You should see a rainbow on the paper!

You might need to move the glass around a bit, but you should get a nice rainbow. Try moving the glass around to see how it changes.

This rainbow is the result of refracted light. The water bends the light waves, separating it into the different wavelengths that make up white light. These wavelengths are the colors we see.

You can learn more about how we see colors (and get fun color STEM activities) here: Color STEM for Kids .

Enjoy the Weather !

There are lots of great resources to learn more about weather. Here is one of my favorites: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/ .

And just get out and talk about the weather with your kids! It is just the sort of real world thing that gets kids excited about learning and STEM. They can see weather. They can feel it, hear it, and touch it.

That realness makes STEM come alive.

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5 Fun and easy weather science experiments for preschoolers and toddlers. Help your children explore their world with these simple learning activities you can do with at home items.

• Sealable Baggie
• Glass or Jar
• Glitter (Optional)
• White Piece of Paper

Instructions

• Take a baggie and draw clouds near the top and water at the bottom.
• Add water to the bag up to the water line you drew.
• Add a few drops of blue food coloring.
• Seal the baggie and tape it to a sunny window.
• Watch the water cycle over the course of the day!
• Fill a glass 3/4 full of water.
• Add shaving cream to the top of the glass.
• Mix a few drops of food coloring with water.
• Add drops of the mixture to the shaving cream clouds and watch it fall down into the water like rain.
• Fill one empty 2-liter 3/4 full of water.
• Add a squirt of dish soap and a sprinkle of glitter.
• Turn the other 2-liter upside down and place it on top of the first. Tape the necks of the bottles together so the opening are lined up.
• Flip the bottles and swirl the top one to create a tornado!
• Blow up a balloon.
• Rub the balloon on your child's head for 90 seconds.
• In a dark room, touch a metal spoon to the balloon.
• You will get a spark like lightning!
• Fill up a glass with water.
• Stand in a sunny spot (like by a window).
• Hold the glass of water in the sunlight and over a piece of white paper.
• A rainbow will appear from the refracted light!

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SIMPLE SCIENCE EXPERIMENT: LET’S MAKE RAIN

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Science was the last subject area I taught during our day in the classroom.  After a morning of literacy, lunch, recess and math, it was finally time to teach some science lesson plans.  Honestly, I was usually exhausted by the time science rolled around.

Overwhelmed with Science

Setting out a ton of materials and making sure I knew the procedures for a complex experiment was not something I wanted to do…like ever!  The last thing I wanted to do was go on a late night run to the store.  Or even worse, sending a kid down the hall to grab a material from another teacher.

Don’t get me wrong, I love teaching science and love watching my students explore and investigate during our science lessons. However, I had to find something that worked for me.

And simplifying my science activities was the answer.

Simple Science Experiments

Simple science experiments are my favorite to use and by far a hit with my learners because…a happy teacher makes for a fun experiment.  Am I right???

I have a few experiments that are on the top of my science list because they are easy to plan, prep and teach with little learners.  One of the simplest experiments that my learners enjoyed so much was showing how clouds make rain.

Time for Prep

Collaborate Science

Not only is the prep easy, but the experiment is simple enough for little ones to join in.  First, we walked through the experiment together in a group. This way, I was able to engage my learners with questions before, during and after the experiment.

After we did the experiment together, my little scientists learned how rain falls down from clouds. Then, I let them get some practice.  After writing the procedure in their science notebooks they were able to break up into groups and practice on their own.

Hands On Science

I love hearing how this simple science experiment is working in other classrooms and homes.  It is one thing for it to work with my learners, but to hear that others are enjoying the simple science fun makes it even better.

We did this experiment last year, and my students loved it! We had such great conversations about the types of clouds and how they change when it gets windy or stormy. It was wonderful. Lets just say when six kids go through a whole can of shaving cream and are choosing to repeat the experiment over and over, you know it was a success! I will definitely be doing this one again this year!   – Jenny

Science Tools

Another way I keep science simple is with my science notebook .  Not only are there specific science activities, but the general experiment and exploration pages always save the day when I am in a crunch.  I usually create a science chart based on my science notebook pages to complete together.  Then let my learners create their own using a printable for their notebook.

Free Science Chart

My goal is to make science and specifically this simple experiment easier for you in your classroom. I have a  free science chart printable  that will help you create an engaging visual for your learners during this activity.  Just grab the printable  by click the MJCS download image at the bottom of this post.

And follow these four, yep…just four, steps for your science procedure and science chart.

• Fill the cup with water ( air )
• Add a thin layer of shaving cream ( clouds – water vapor )
• Place drops of blue food coloring on the top of the shaving cream ( water droplets )
• Wait for the “rain” to fall

For this experiment it is important to remind learners that this activity shows how the water gets heavier on the top of the cloud and gravity makes it fall as rain.  Let them know that we use the shaving cream and food coloring to represent the different forms of water we can easily see.

Want to check out my science notebook?  

Check out why I use a science notebook in my classroom  here .

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6 Amazing Ways to Make Weather in a Jar

Weather is an amazing thing. From powerful tornadoes to puffy clouds on a sunny day, the weather has the power to awe the kid inside all of us. But did you ever think you could make weather yourself? We’ve gathered six fun science experiments that make weather in a jar to wow your kids. Start with the rain in a jar experiment, then make some snow, clouds, frost, tornadoes, even a rainbow in these weather jars. These engaging science experiments are perfect for a rainy day or school time fun. All of these amazing projects are a sneak peek into the Weather STEAM Explorers Ebook and Unit Study .

So many ways to experiment with weather!

This post is loaded with weather fun (6 easy to do projects!), so we’ve included a table of contents to help you navigate it. Pick one to do today and save some for a rainy day :) Or have an epic weather adventure and do all 6!

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What is Weather?

We all know weather as what’s happening when we look outside. Sun, rain, snow, wind, hot, cold, etc. Weather is the state of our atmosphere, the envelope of gasses that surround the Earth. Weather is what is happening on a given day, like temperature, the amount of precipitation (water that falls from the clouds), and the air pressure around us. Climate on the other hand, is the long term average of weather in a given location.

Rain in a Jar

Making rain in a jar is the classic weather science experiment, so let’s kick things off with rain! For each project, we’ll list the supplies needed and the quick and easy steps to do the experiment. Plus, as always, we include a helpful description of the why behind the what, the science happening inside the jar.

Rain in a Jar Supplies

• 2 cups water
• Shaving cream
• Food coloring

How to Make Rain in a Jar

• Pour water into jar.
• Top water with a cloud of shaving cream.
• Drip a few drops of food coloring onto the top of the shaving cream. Do not mix.
• Watch the colorful rain fall!

What’s Happening in the Jar? The Science of Rain

This experiment works just the way that rain happens! Clouds are made of tiny water droplets. When the humidity gets high, these tiny water droplets group together and become too heavy to be suspended in the cloud. And then it starts raining!

In this experiment, the shaving cream is a cloud and the food coloring are like the water droplets. When you drip enough color onto the shaving cream, it gets too heavy and breaks through and starts “raining” into the water.

Frost in a Jar

This weather in a jar science experiment gets frosty cold with just some common kitchen items.

Frost in a Jar Supplies

• 2 tablespoons salt

How to Make Frost in a Jar

• Fill jar with ice and sprinkle salt on top.
• Let sit for five minutes or until frost appears on glass.

What’s Happening in the Jar? The Science of Frost

Ever walked outside to find your grass glistening or a thin sheet of soft ice on your car windshield? This is frost. It forms when water vapor in the air is above the freezing point and then touches a surface that is below the freezing point like the ground or your car.

In this experiment, the ice chills the surface of the glass jar to below the freezing point and the water vapor in the air freezes on the glass, forming frost.

Cloud in a Jar

Puffy white to stormy grey, clouds are an awe-inspiring weather activity. It’s fun to make them in a jar!

Cloud in a Jar Supplies

• Jar with lid
• 1 cup boiling water
• Food coloring (optional)
• Aerosol hair spray

How to Make a Cloud in a Jar

• Pour water into jar. Add food coloring if desired.
• Spray some hairspray into the jar and quickly close the lid.
• Place a few ice cubes on top of the lid.
• Watch the fog cloud form.

What’s Happening in the Jar? The Science of Clouds

A cloud is a grouping of tiny ice crystals or water droplets in the sky. Clouds form when warm, humid air rises and then cools, causing the water vapor to condense into liquid droplets. If it’s cold enough, the liquid droplets will solidify into ice crystals, too.

In this experiment, the hair spray seeds the water vapor and encourages it to condense into water droplets faster. What’s the difference between fog and other types of clouds? Fog forms at ground level while other clouds form above the ground.

Tornado in a Jar

Luckily, many of us won’t see a real tornado in person during our lifetime. It’s a lot safer to make extreme weather in a jar!

Tornado in a Jar Supplies

• 1 teaspoon dish soap
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 1 drop of food coloring

How to Make a Tornado in a Jar

• Add water, vinegar, and food coloring to jar and mix until color is combined.
• Add dish soap and stir gently until combined.
• Close the jar tightly and swirl until you see the vortex.

What’s Happening in the Jar? The Science of Tornadoes

A tornado is a rotating column of air that forms between a cumulonimbus cloud and the ground. Inside a giant super cell thunderstorm cloud is a rotating vortex of air that pulls warm. humid air from the ground and pushes cold, dry air towards the ground. This creates a spinning funnel cloud that eventually is forced down to the ground and a tornado is born. Wind speeds inside tornadoes can reach well over 300 mph for the most destructive, but rare F5 category tornadoes.

In this experiment, you’ll create a spinning vortex of water inside the jar that is shaped just like a tornado.

Snow in a Jar

This weather in a jar activity is totally fun and even feels cold! Fake snow is perfect for hot summer days with no snow in sight.

Snow in a Jar Supplies

• ½ cup baking soda
• ½ cup menthol shaving cream

How to Make Snow in a Jar

• Add baking soda and shaving cream to a jar.
• Cover tightly and shake until combined. You will start to be able to see through the jar again (the shaving cream coated it before mixing) when it’s combined.
• Make a snowball! The snow will feel cold from the menthol shaving cream.

What’s Happening in the Jar? The Science of Snow

Ever wonder why snowballs stick together? Snow is simply a bunch of ice crystals. A lot of them! When you make a snowball, you push together the crystals with enough pressure, that some of the crystals melt. When you pull your hands away and release the pressure, the water refreezes and holds the ball together.

In this experiment, you’re not making actual ice crystal snow, but the shaving cream holds the baking soda together. And the menthol in the shaving cream gives you a cold sensation.

Rainbow in a Jar

Rainbows on a rainy day are a beautiful site but they’re even more fun when you can make them yourself! This weather in a jar experiment brings the ROYGBIV!

Rainbow in a Jar Supplies

• White paper
• Flashlight or bright sunny day

How to Make a Rainbow in a Jar

• Fill the jar with water.
• Place jar on white paper in a sunny spot or shine a flashlight on it.
• Adjust the angle of the light and jar until you can see the rainbow on the paper.

What’s Happening in the Jar? The Science of Rainbows

You may have the good fortune of seeing a rainbow when there’s both sun and rain in the forecast. When sunlight shines through droplets of rain, the light refracts (bends) back and then reflects inside the raindrop. Red is always on the top of a rainbow in the sky because red bends the least when refracted. Violet bends the most and creates the bottom of the arc. This is why you see the colors in an arc at different positions.

In this experiment, when you shine the flashlight on the glass of water (or the sun shines on it), the light refracts (bends) into the full spectrum of colors.

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When spring showers arrive, it is the perfect time to harness kids’ natural curiosity about the weather with weather science experiments !

What makes thunder? Why does it rain? How are clouds formed? How do meteorologists determine if it’s going to be rainy or sunny?

These weather science experiments for kids will teach kids about weather, weather patterns, clouds, and more with these super-fun, hands-on weather activities!

These weather STEM activities are the perfect addition to any weather unit study!

What are Weather Experiments for Kids?

A weather experiment is simply a science experiment that teaches a concept about the weather. In most cases, these experiments are actual weather science demonstrations, as they demonstrate a wider scientific concept.

To be a true weather experiment, kids must solve a problem using a question, hypothesis, and by testing variables.

These are important and can be done with weather science themes, but often, teaching weather concepts through science demonstrations are also important!

So, go ahead and have fun with these weather experiments for kids!

You can find topics such as weather patterns, extreme weather, preparing for weather, and more!

Answer all these questions and more with weather experiments for kids!

And save these experiments in your box of science fair project ideas.

Try these fun weather science projects and learn more about how weather works! Who knows, you just might be teaching a future meteorologist!

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Or, keep exploring the weather projects for kids outlined below! They are perfect for kids in elementary!

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If you don’t have a bag, you can also create your own water cycle inside of a bottle!

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Build a weather station and use it to track weather patterns near your school or house.

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How much rain has fallen? You won’t know unless you make a rain gauge.

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Make A Rain Gauge Weather Science Experiment

In this fun and easy science experiment, we’re going to explore and investigate weather by making a rain gauge. 

Important: Adult supervision and assistance is required. 

• 2 liter clear plastic soda bottle
• X-acto knife

Instructions:

• Remove the label from a clear plastic 2 liter soda bottle.
• Have an adult cut the top section off of the 2 liter soda bottle.
• Now invert the top and place it inside the base. This will create a funnel to collect the water.
• You may want to secure the funnel top to the base with paper clips.
• Set your rain gauge outside in an area that is unobstructed from above.
• You will need to secure your gauge with something that will keep the wind from tipping it over.
• At a specific time each day, collect you rain gauge and measure the amount of water in retains. You may want to use a graduated cylinder for the most accurate measurements.

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A rain gauge is a device that simply captures rain so it can be measured. A more technical explanation is that a rain gauge is a meteorological instrument for determining the depth of precipitation that occurs over a specific area so that the amount of rainfall can be measured. 

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Scroll all the way down to watch the video below for the step-by-step video in how to set up these 3 captivating Weather in a Jar Science Experiments For Kids. Make sure to subscribe to our  YouTube channel  for more fun videos!

If your kids like science experiments they will love these fun Weather In a Jar Science Experiments! 

Get the kids excited about learning different weather patterns with these fun and easy Weather In a Jar Science Experiments.

Each one is easy to set up with minimal materials. Best part is that kids can do it themselves! 

Watch my 7 year old son show you step-by-step how to create a  Raincloud, Snowstorm, and Tornado  in the fun video included down below. 

My son is really into science experiments lately and has been showcasing a number of easy classic science experiments kids can do right at home! You can also do these as classroom school science projects! 

In case you missed it, check out his Giant Skittles Rainbow Experiment , Bubble Science , and Elephant Toothpaste Experiment .

All these posts include step-by-step video instructions for you and your kids to watch alongside with you.

These classic science experiments are a great conversation starter on the science behind what happens and cause and effect. You can also form hypotheses and test them out!

Let’s get straight to our weather in a jar experiments. 

The first one is a Snowstorm In a Jar. This is so simple and visually mesmerizing. All you need for this are:

SNOWSTORM IN A JAR – MATERIALS: 

• White paint
• Glitter (optional, just pretty to watch swirl around)
• Alka-Seltzer tablets

INSTRUCTIONS: 

Step 1. Add your baby oil to the jar about 3/4 full.

Step 2. Mix white paint with a bit of water. To be honest we didn’t exactly measure this, it was a few squirts of white pain with about 1/4 – 1/2 cups of water. The exact measurements don’t matter much here as you just want to have a thin water/paint mixture. This is a great time to test out a hypothesis – what happens if you add equal parts paint/water or more paint to water ratio?

Step 3. Add your white paint to the baby oil. 

Step 4. Add glitter for some fun visual effects (optional).

Step 5. Drop your Alka-Seltzer tablet one at a time in the jar. Watch as the white paint/water mixture bubbles up from the effervescent effects of the Alka-Seltzer.

What’s the science behind the snowstorm in a jar?

As water doesn’t mix with oil, you can see the droplets of white paint that bubble up as “snow” appear. This science experiment is very similar to how we constructed our Glitter Lava Lamps !

The second science experiment is a Rain Cloud In a Jar. This one is is also visually appealing and smells good too!  All you need for this is are:

RAIN CLOUD IN A JAR – MATERIALS: 

• Shaving cream
• A jar (we recommend a wide mouth shallow one as shown) 
• Blue liquid watercolors (you can also use water with food coloring just as easily! You can also experiment with different colors and create a rainbow cloud and rain! How pretty would that be?)

Step 1. Add water to your jar leaving room at the top for shaving cream.

Step 2. Squirt a few big blobs of shaving cream to fill the top of the jar. 

Step 3. Add your liquid watercolor in a bowl and suck up a bit  with a pipette. Drop the liquid into the shaving cream. 

Step 4. Watch and observe the “rain” or liquid watercolor seep down the shaving cream cloud. 

What’s the science behind the rain cloud?

As your drop your liquid watercolors down the shaving cream raincloud it saturates the cloud, making it heavy, and rain starts falling down. Just like in a real raincloud! Pretty cool to see the visual effects!

The third experiment is a tornado in a jar . This one was the simplest to set up. All you need are: 

TORNADO IN A JAR – MATERIALS: 

• Glitter (optional)

Step 1. Pour water into your jar almost to the top.

Step 2. Add a small drop of dish soap. Not too much or else there will be too many bubbles and it will be hard to see the tornado.

Step 3. Add some glitter (optional but cool to see it swirl). 

Step 4. Cap your jar and make sure it’s tight! 

Step 4. Shake your jar vigorously. First we shook it up and down, then side to side. Set the jar down and watch closely for the tornado forming in the jar!

Although the tornado was the easiest to set up it was the hardest one to see a big visual effect, we had to shake the jar several times and look hard to see the tornado. The more you shake the more bubbles settle at the top, and the water does seem to cloud up!

So this is one we will have to try again. We did make sure to use a rounded jar to see the tornado fully, but maybe our jar was still not round enough! 

What’s the science behind the tornado in a jar?

Swirling or spinning what’s in the jar (glitter and dish soap) creates a vortex like a tornado and centripetal force ensues which pulls all the elements inwards towards the center of the jar. 

Check out the video below to see my son explain how to set up these 3 Weather in a Jar Science Experiment For Kids. 

Check out more science experiments for kids. .

SNOWSTORM IN A JAR

Rain cloud in a jar.

• A jar (we recommend a wide mouth shallow one as shown)

TORNADO IN A JAR

Instructions.

Step 2 . Squirt a few big blobs of shaving cream to fill the top of the jar. 

Step 3. Add your liquid watercolor in a bowl and suck up a bit with a pipette. Drop the liquid into the shaving cream. 

Step 5. Shake your jar vigorously. First we shook it up and down, then side to side. Set the jar down and watch closely for the tornado forming in the jar!

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Classic elephant tootphaste.

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Giant Magic Milk Experiment 

Giant Rainbow Skittles Candy Experiment 

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Fun Rain Cloud in Jar Science Experiment

Have you ever wanted to play with the clouds? This fun rain cloud in jar science experiment will give you and your children the chance to do just that — at least in part.

These shaving cream rain clouds will get your children excited about weather science and leave them wanting more! This is the perfect introduction or conclusion to your science unit on weather, storms, the water cycle, or ecosystems.

>> See the other weather activities for kids here.

This rain cloud in a jar experiment is super simple and super easy. And the result is amazing! So it will capture the attention of both younger and older children. So before we go into how to make a rain cloud in a jar, let’s go over some resources you may want, to take advantage of your children’s new interest in weather.

As much as thunderstorms might be a little scary, rain can be soothing and fascinating. There’s nothing like a good rain shower to clean out the air and make the world feel clean and new again. Get up close and personal with a cloudburst with these shaving cream rain clouds! Let’s get started.

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Supplies for Rain Cloud Experiment

You’ll need a large jar for this experiment. We like mason jars, but an old spaghetti sauce or cheese spread jar would work just fine. For best results, get a quart-size or bigger jar.

You’ll also need some shaving cream and, of course, blue food coloring.

How to Make a Rain Cloud in a Jar

Ready to create the rain cloud in a jar science experiment? Let’s get started!

This experiment is actually easy to do. First, fill your jar with water, leaving only about an inch between the surface of the water and the edge of the jar.

Then spray some of the shaving foam onto the top. You’ll want enough to stick up above the jar.

Then comes the fun part. Let your kids drip some food coloring directly onto the shaving cream and watch what happens!

Watch as the magic happens for 5 minutes. Have fun with your shaving cream rain clouds!

How Clouds Make Rain

Much like our experimental shaving cream floating on the water, clouds float in the atmosphere. Clouds are, essentially, made of vaporized water droplets that have collected together, with tiny particles of dust. The water condenses slightly around the dust, and those tiny droplets stick together.

Clouds are pretty much steam or fog banks, up in the sky where they belong. So no, unfortunately, you can’t walk, sit or lay down on a cloud, no matter how fluffy it looks.

Clouds attract more and more water, which condenses and collects inside the cloud. As it condenses, it sticks together and forms bigger droplets. Eventually, those droplets become too heavy to stay floating in the air, and they fall to the earth in rain, snow, sleet, hail, ice pellets, or other precipitation.

In our experiment, the food coloring is heavier than the shaving cream. So it seeps through the cream and “falls” into the water the shaving cream is floating on. The color looks like “rain” droplets and creates interesting patterns as more food coloring drips into the water.

This Fun Rain Cloud in Jar Science Experiment is a great way to introduce children to the wonders of science. Kids of all ages can enjoy creating their own mini-rain cloud and learning the basics of how clouds form.

• 1-quart sized jar
• Enough water to fill the jar
• Foam shaving cream
• Blue food coloring

Instructions

• Fill up the jar with water, but leave about an inch of space at the top
• Fill in the space you left with a layer of shaving cream. Don't add too thick a layer, or the food coloring won't make it through quickly.
• Drop several drops of food coloring onto the shaving cream.
• Sit back and watch the food coloring release into the water!
• Observe the water for about 5 minutes to see the changes taking place.

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With just a few simple materials and a little bit of water, kids can have hours of fun experimenting and creating rain clouds that appear almost magically at the touch of a button.

Not only is this experiment educational, but it’s also an engaging way for kids to learn about physical phenomena in a safe environment. It’s a perfect activity for curious minds who want to explore science!

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How to make a Rain Gauge

September 22, 2011 By Emma Vanstone 12 Comments

This is the first of a series of weather science related investigations. Rain gauges are easy to make and a simple first science activity for learning about the weather. My children love to check and record the rainfall each day, which has also helped my 2-year-old learn to recognise numbers.

How to make a rain gauge

You’ll need.

An empty jar or plastic bottle ( remove labels )

Permanent marker

Instructions

There are two ways to make the rain gauge, either by using an empty jar or a plastic bottle.

Jar Rain Gauge

Place the ruler on the side of the jar and mark in cm up the side.

Plastic Bottle Rain Gauge

Cut the top off the bottle and place it upside down inside the main body. Get an adult to help, as the edges might be sharp.

Place a ruler on the side of the bottle and mark in cm up the side.

Bury the bottle outside. It should be in an open area and away from any trees which might trap some of the rain. Leave the top sticking out. We didn’t bury ours very well. You might want to put yours further into the ground.

How to record the weather

The important part of recording the weather is that it needs to be done frequently. You should record the amount of rain in the bottle/jar each day and empty the rain gauge each time.

Can you design a table to record the results? Or use my free rainfall recording sheet.

Free Rain Gauge Instructions Printable

Don’t forget to look at my other weather science activity ideas, including making a pinwheel, a storm in a jar and lots more.

Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Emma Vanstone

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Science Sparks ( Wild Sparks Enterprises Ltd ) are not liable for the actions of activity of any person who uses the information in this resource or in any of the suggested further resources. Science Sparks assume no liability with regard to injuries or damage to property that may occur as a result of using the information and carrying out the practical activities contained in this resource or in any of the suggested further resources.

These activities are designed to be carried out by children working with a parent, guardian or other appropriate adult. The adult involved is fully responsible for ensuring that the activities are carried out safely.

Reader Interactions

September 22, 2011 at 3:30 pm

I made these with the boys a couple of years back and they loved them. We put the markings on a spoon as they could lift them out to check, which was easier for them

September 22, 2011 at 7:54 pm

That is a fantastic idea! Thank you. x

September 25, 2011 at 5:27 pm

Oh, I want to make this!

September 26, 2011 at 2:25 pm

Let us know how you get on!

September 27, 2011 at 7:14 am

My son would so want to do this! thank you for the idea and instructions!!

September 27, 2011 at 2:40 pm

Neat! We did a bottle outdoors to see how much rain… it filled all the way up. Too much rain 🙂 I like this one better, I think we’ll add this in soon. Thanks for sharing.

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September 28, 2011 at 1:34 pm

*One Day* I will make a WHOLE weather station with the kids…

Thank you for liking to Kids Get Crafty!

September 29, 2011 at 6:12 pm

I am trying to make a whole weather station 🙂

September 29, 2011 at 12:58 am

Always finding something interesting on your site- love it! Thank you so much for linking up to The Sunday Showcase.

September 29, 2011 at 6:11 pm

I’m so glad you like it. x

October 02, 2011 at 12:21 pm

Thanks for the idea. We are started nature study today and this will be a nice addition.

February 26, 2019 at 11:18 am

This is amazing, I really wanna make this.thanks for sharing this.

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Planes were seen struggling to land at Japan’s Fukuoka Airport on Thursday during severe weather conditions caused by a typhoon. Tropical Storm Shanshan made landfall Thursday morning on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu as a powerful typhoon. It has steadily weakened but remains just off Kyushu’s northeastern coast Friday morning.

Planes struggle to land at Japan’s Fukuoka airport as Shanshan brings strong winds, heavy rain

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Weather report for Moscow

Until noon clear skies prevail, but for this afternoon a few clouds are expected. It is a sunny day. Temperatures peaking at 26 °C. Overnight into Saturday light air is noticeable (1 to 7 km/h). By day blows a light breeze (7 to 12 km/h). Winds blowing overnight from East and by day from Southeast. The weather forecast for Moscow for Saturday is expected to be very accurate.

Pressure: 1024 hPa

Timezone: MSK (UTC +03:00h)

Official severe weather warnings near Moscow

Weather anomaly: unusually very warm weather for the season.

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Current satellite and rain images for Moscow, Russia

The real-time satellite image combines visible light during daytime with infrared radiation during nighttime. At night, the image is not dark as infrared radiation can detect temperature differences. Unfortunately, low clouds and fog are difficult to distinguish from ground temperatures and thus can be almost invisible during the night. Meteosat satellite images for Europe are updated in real-time every 5 minutes. GOES-16/GOES-17 (North & South America) and Himawari (Asia) images update every 10 minutes.

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Radar and precipitation nowcast for Moscow

The location marker is placed on Moscow. This animation shows the precipitation radar for the selected time range, as well as a 2h forecast . Orange crosses indicate lightning. Data provided by nowcast.de (available in USA, Europe, Australia). Drizzle or light snow fall might be invisible for the radar. Precipitation intensity is colour coded, ranging from turquoise to red.

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