Bubble-ology

Bubbles and balloons can be used to teach the following concepts: Bernoulli’s principle, color, images, light and surface tension.

  • Ms. Cheek 4th grade teacher from Kennesaw, Georgia, has a list of bubble-related web pages on her classroom website.
  • The Nueva School has a list of links related to bubbles and ballons.
  • The Exploratorium provides information about bubbles, recipes for bubble mixtures, as well as a “bubbliography” and a list of internet resources.

  • One Response to “Bubble-ology”

    1. PZ Myers Says:

      They can also be used to illustrate concepts in cell biology, histology, and developmental biology. The classic source is Chapter V, “The Forms of Cells”, in D’Arcy Thompson’s On Growth and Form.

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