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Instant Ice Winter Science Experiment

By Brenda P in Activities for Kids

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During the winter months, kids are obsessed with ice and all things snow. But sometimes, it’s just too cold to go outside and play or learn. But you don’t have to put on a coat to enjoy the great outdoors this winter!

Try this fun instant ice winter science experiment and wow your kids, neighbors, classroom, and anyone else who will pay attention with this easy science experiment that looks just like magic!

This fun STEM activity teaches kids about the science of water and ice. They'll be amazed at how it appears you are pouring ice directly from a water bottle with this "instant ice" activity! this idea now...

Follow these guidelines to make your own version of instant ice. It’s science that is just like magic!

 This fun STEM activity teaches kids about the science of water and ice. They'll be amazed at how it appears you are pouring ice directly from a water bottle with this "instant ice" activity!

What you need to make the instant ice winter science experiment:

  • Water bottles (we usually stock about 6 for this activity)
  • Ice
  • Small plastic container

This fun STEM activity teaches kids about the science of water and ice. They'll be amazed at how it appears you are pouring ice directly from a water bottle with this "instant ice" activity!

The secret to this experiment is in how ice freezes. In this experiment, you lower the temperature of the water to just below freezing, but not cold enough to actually freeze.

When the water molecules start to move when the water is shaken or poured, they instantly freeze, making it look like you can pour ice directly from a water bottle!

There are a few tricks to this experiment. It took us about an hour in the freezer to get our bottles to the right temperature. You can tell it’s the right temperature when you hit the bottle on the counter and ice particles form inside the bottle.

Wait much longer though, and your water will become ice, making the experiment impossible.

Cool the water bottles in the freezer for about an hour. Check every 30 minutes by hitting one bottle on the counter to see if ice forms (it will look like this when it’s ready).

This fun STEM activity teaches kids about the science of water and ice. They'll be amazed at how it appears you are pouring ice directly from a water bottle with this "instant ice" activity!

Place a couple of ice cubes on your upside down container. This will help form the ice tower.

Carefully pour the water slowly onto the ice. It should start to form an ice tower right away. If it doesn’t, your water is too warm.

This fun STEM activity teaches kids about the science of water and ice. They'll be amazed at how it appears you are pouring ice directly from a water bottle with this "instant ice" activity!

Keep pouring gently until the ice tower stops forming. You can use other bottles from the freezer to make the ice sculpture even bigger.

This fun STEM activity teaches kids about the science of water and ice. They'll be amazed at how it appears you are pouring ice directly from a water bottle with this "instant ice" activity!

Once the water warms up though, it will start to destroy the tower, so watch out when you’re pouring.

This fun STEM activity teaches kids about the science of water and ice. They'll be amazed at how it appears you are pouring ice directly from a water bottle with this "instant ice" activity!

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    Filed Under: Activities for Kids, Seasonal, Sensory Activities, Winter Tagged With: indoor activity, STEM activity, winterPublished on January 9, 2018

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    Comments

    1. Ang Paris says

      January 19, 2018 at 7:11 am

      What a fun project!!

      Reply
    2. Jen says

      January 30, 2018 at 3:01 pm

      Anyone else having trouble getting this to work?

      Reply
      • Erika says

        January 30, 2018 at 3:05 pm

        What’s happening, Jen?

        Reply
    3. Aarti says

      February 7, 2018 at 10:45 pm

      This is a great project! Will try with my nieces this weekend!

      Reply
    4. Carrie says

      January 9, 2021 at 3:52 am

      We couldn’t get this to work. Chilled 6 water bottles. At 1 hour 15 min, I could hit one on the counter and get ice crystals. But when we slowly poured it on the ice cubes on the upside down container, it just poured off as water. Tested all 6 bottles, trying different speeds and techniques. None worked.

      Reply

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