Marbles Flour Crater

Look at the crater the marble stone has made.

Marbles flour crater.

Then compare the different craters formed by the marbles. When dropped from a given height the greater the mass the larger the crater. Repeat steps 2 and 3 a few times so that you can see several craters. When dropped from a given height the greater the volume the larger the crater.

You can experiment with dropping the marbles at various distances from the moon s surface. The greater an object s velocity the larger its impact crater. 4 cups of baking flour. Small rocks marbles or other weighted objects for making craters astronaut figure for sensory play after the crater making activity round baking pan any shape will do but a circular one gives it a moon shape look.

Marbles and different sized balls. Drop them onto your moon surface. The book also suggests using different materials to make layers like sand flour and cocoa. Does it make a difference if you drop the balls or marbles from different heights.

To make a model of the surface of the moon drop the marbles into the pan the marbles act as the crashing asteroids and comets. 1 2 cup of cooking oil. The sizes of the craters depends on the sizes of the marbles or toys and the drop height. Making craters with marbles.

Meteorites are huge rocks that crashed into earth and the moon at high speeds a long time ago. Have children reexamine the images of craters on the moon or mars. Fill a tray with sand or flour. You can just drop them to start and if your child has good aim feel free to throw the marbles into the flour.

Discuss with your child how and why the craters are forming. How to make moon dough. Gather some marbles and balls of different sizes and weights. Carefully remove the marble stone from the flour.

Add 4 cups or so of any baking flour to a bowl. Do different balls and marbles make different kinds of craters.