Experiment: See how many drops of water you can fit on a penny!

Benefits:

-Making predictions involves thinking ahead and increasing comprehension

-Increases hand-eye coordination

-Boosts visual-spatial intelligence

Materials: 

1. Penny

2. Water dropper/medicine dropper

3. Water

4. Paper towel

Instructions:

1. First, have your child guess how many drops will fit on the penny before the surface tension breaks. Write down the guess on a piece of paper. Make it more fun and add your guess to the mix. Later, you can see who was the closest.

2. Place the penny on a level surface, like the kitchen counter or table. I don’t recommend putting the penny on top of a llama. (I learned that the hard way.)

3. Have your child use the medicine dropper to drip water on the penny. Count each drop until the surface tension breaks. Counting like The Count on Sesame Street is optional but encouraged.

How many drops of water did you fit on the penny? Dry it off and try it again!  See if you can break your record! Write your record in the comments below. NO exaggerating! I’ll be highly suspicious if someone says 26,489 drops.

Optional: Try it with different liquids and see if you can fit more or less drops on the penny. Recommended liquids: Soda, oil, juice, syrup. Remember to clean the penny when you switch liquids and try not to eat the penny after covering it in syrup. (I also learned that the hard way.)