I Wonder... Bubbles!

When the Kiddoes came to school today, there was a picture of a person blowing bubbles on the projector screen. After spending a bit of time 'wondering', we quickly realized many of us in the room had the same wonder. We were curious why bubbles float? We decided to look on Youtube to see if we could find an answer to our wonder, but after unsuccessfully viewing a few videos, we decided to try 'google'. Much to our amazement, we were directed back to the 'wonderopolis' sight that inspired this kind of learning. We learned today that bubbles float because the air inside the bubble is light and in order to float, a bubble hitches a ride on a gas that is slightly denser than the air trapped inside of it: carbon dioxide! - See more at: httInp://wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-bubbles-float/#sthash.FgpENM8n.dpuf. I was impressed when the Kiddoes started to put together pieces of information we have learned so far this year. One Kiddoe surmised that maybe bubbles float more when we blow on them because we are blowing out carbon dioxide (we learned about carbon dioxide when we had a random conversation about plants in the room). We decided to test this theory. Outside we went with some bubble solution. I blew a bubble and we watched as it floated to the ground. Next, I blew a bubble and caught it on my wand. When I turned it over, we were astonished to see it fall quicker. One Kiddoe piped up and said, "Ms. S. there must be less friction". "What?", I asked. "You know with gravity." the Kiddoe replied. "Yes", said another. "Maybe the carbon dioxide stops the bubble". Needless to say, I was speechless. Yet again I was shown never to underestimate how much young children are able to learn, understand and apply. I LOVE KINDERGARTEN!