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Oceans, Lakes and RiversActivity for Kids

Lake Formation DIY

Duration: 20 min
Difficulty: Easy
Cost: $0 to $5

Explore how water flows over a landscape!

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Material List

1Large piece of wax paper
1Marker
1Baking pan or similar container
1Blue food coloring
1Spray bottle with water

Instructions

1Take a piece of wax paper and crumple it into a ball.
2Next, straighten the wax paper out a little bit, leaving some bumps and ridges.
3Place the wax paper into the baking pan.
4Circle the places on the wax paper where you think rain will collect.
5Put 4-5 drops of blue food coloring into the spray bottle of water.
6Now mist the wax paper evenly to make it “rain” and observe.

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How It Works

The wax paper is a lot like a landscape. The bumps and grooves are like mountains, hills and valleys. When it rains, gravity pulls the rain down, so it ends up collecting in the lower areas. This is why many lakes are found next to mountains. Rain water can run down a mountain and into a lake.