Experiment: Tornado in a Jar

By Mei Yee

For this week, the kids have decided to make tornados in a jar!

We used mason jars; other than that, you need three things, four if you want to jazz it up.

• 3 cups water

• 1 tsp dish soap

• 1 tsp vinegar

• (optional) glitter

(We also added some food coloring to make colorful tornados.)

Fill up the jar with 3 cups.

Then add the dish soap and vinegar.

Close the lid, and make sure it is on correctly so no water spills.

Lastly swirl the jar. It says for about 5 seconds, then set it down on the table to watch the tornado! (Spinning the water creates a vortex which makes the tornado.)