For the past 8 years, kindergarten students at Fort Shaw Elementary have participated in a science class on bubbles. With help from their teacher, Kristi Peach and MSU Teton County Extension Agent, Jane Wolery, the students explore all sorts of bubble science. They investigate how bubbles are used in foods with a yeast experiment and how bubbles are found in many everyday products such as swimming noodles and foam pipe insulation and bubble wrap. As part of the science course, students use all five senses in observing a variety of bubble experiments. They learn the science skill of comparison as they use and discuss a variety of bubble making tools. Students are asked inquiry questions, such as "What makes a bubble pop?" "Can you make a square bubble?" "What shape are bubbles usually and why?" For the grand finale in this class bursting with science, the students are put inside a giant bubble, so they can analyze the bubble from the inside.
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Jane Wolery works with kindergarten students in their bubble project.
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