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Challenge 012 · Ages 6–10
Walking Water
Explore capillary action using coloured water.
Primary STEAM area
Science
The Challenge
What will your learner investigate?
Can you make coloured water travel between containers without pouring it?
Learning outcomes
- Explain capillary action in simple terms.
- Observe and record changes over time.
- Use evidence to connect the investigation to water movement in plants and materials.
Connected learning
Science: capillary action and plant transport; Mathematics: time and volume; Art: colour mixing; English: observation vocabulary.
Dream Areas
Botanyenvironmental sciencechemistrymaterials sciencelaboratory research