Science

Walking Water

You can either watch this fun investigation or have a go at carrying it out yourself.

You will need: 

• 5 glasses of equal height
• Paper Towels
• Food colouring (3 different colours)
• Water

Stop watching the clip at 34 seconds. What do you think is going to happen? Tell your adult.

When you have carried out the investigation think about these questions.

Why do you think the water 'walked' from the outside glasses into the middle glass?

What can this experiment teach us about how a plant gets water to drink?