I have received so many comments requesting the "Where did the
water go?" lesson from this post, that I decided to go ahead and
publish it. I have to give credit to my fabulous coworker,
Jennifer Crumpton, who shared this lesson with me. We do this
lesson every year on the first day of school, and it does a
fantastic job of getting students excited about science. I
thought it would be nice to post it now because you have to get
together some materials that most of us probably don't have on
hand. Where Did the Water Go? This lesson is more of a
demonstration than an actual science lab that students
participate in. You will put 3 small paper cups in front of the
students. You will pour water into one of the cups and then mix
the cups up (like they do at sporting events where you have to
guess which cup has the ball under it). The students will guess
which cup has the water in it. You will "test" the cup by
turning it over on a student's head. Your kiddos will be amazed
when no water comes out of any of the cups