Quick Info 📋
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File Type
PDF!
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Pages
📄 1 page
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Time
⏱️ 60 min
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Kid-Safe
Yes!
See What's Inside 👀
Preview pages
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Page 1: My 7-Cup Color Map!
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Page 2: Check-In Timer Log!
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Page 3: My New Colors!
What's Included 📦
Everything you need
✓ 7-Cup Color Map Diagram!
✓ 10-Minute Check-In Log!
✓ New Colors Record Page!
✓ Easy to Print!
✓ Parent Tips Sheet!
How to Use 🎯
Different ways to enjoy
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At Home!
Set up your color bridge, then check in every 10 minutes using the timer log — patience pays off!
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In Class!
Perfect for a long-term science center observation activity throughout the school day!
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Art Time!
Color in your predicted new colors before the experiment, then compare to what really happened!
What Kids Will Learn 📚
Science + Art
Skills We're Building! 💪
🌟 Capillary Action Science!
🌟 Patience and Observation!
🌟 Predicting Color Mixing!
🌟 Timed Data Collection!
🌟 Comparing Materials!
What You Need🎒
Just a few things
→ A Printer! 🖨️
→ Crayons or Markers! 🖍️
→ A Timer! ⏱️
→ The Walking Water Bridge Supplies!
For Grown-Ups 👨👩👧
Tips and ideas
👨👩👧 Parent Tips!
Check in together every 10 minutes — the patience itself is part of the science!
Ask: 'How is this like what a tree does every day?' This pairs perfectly with Episode 8: Walking Water Colors.
Why Do Leaves Change Colors? with Freddy
🏫 Teacher Guide!
Perfect for a K-2 plant needs and properties of materials unit! Standards: NGSS 2-PS1-1 (absorption) and NGSS K-LS1-1 (plants need water).
The long observation window makes this an ideal science center activity.