Super Absorbent Polymers and Hydrophobic Sand! - Quirkles KOLR 10 Science Experiment

Watery William, one of The Quirkles, KOLR 10, and Terri Johnson demonstrate some cool science experiments that involve the properties of water. Learn how jelly crystals (these can expand up to 300 times their original size!) and hydrophobic sand absorb and repel water on the KOLR 10 morning news show.

Meet Watery William here!
http://www.quirkles.com/meet_the_quirkles/characters/Watery%20William-1.htm

The Quirkles books - http://www.quirkles.com - are an educational series that offer a fresh new way to integrate literacy and science at school or at home. Each book is full of vocabulary builders, character education lessons, and two related science experiments that allow for hands on activities, helping to reinforce the topics that were just read. The series was created by teachers, and each story teaches/reinforces the phonetic sounds that serve as the building blocks for reading, while also making science—earth, physical, and life—fun to learn.

Watery William book - http://www.quirkles.com/own_the_quirkles/store/qDetails.cfm?ProdID=54&cat...

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• the quirkles
• science and literacy
• super absorbent polymers
• hydrophobic sand
• water properties
• jelly crystals
• educational
• elementary science