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In this hands-on activity, participants use isopropyl alcohol and other household materials to create a cloud in a bottle and explore it with laser light. Materials are available in English and Spanish.

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Related Programming Resources

Related Links GLOBE Observer
GLOBE Observer app
The Cloud Lab
Cloud Viewer
NISE Network: Investigating Clouds Content Training Video
Originating Source The Science Museum of Minnesota
Related Books
[Suggest a book] 		Clouds by Alice K. Flanagan
Clouds by Roy Wandelmaier (Also available in Braille and Spanish )
What Do You See in a Cloud? by Allan Fowler
The cloud book : words and pictures by Tomie DePaola
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Explore My World Clouds by Marfe Ferguson Delano
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw
The Kids' Book of Clouds & Sky by Frank J. Staub
The cloudspotter's guide : the science, history, and culture of clouds by Gavin Pretor-Pinney (Also available in Italian , French and other languages )
The Man Who Named the Clouds by Joan Holub and Julie Hanna
Fluffy, Flat, and Wet by Dana Meachen Rau (Also available in Spanish )

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Participants Enjoyed the Activity 
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Activity Instructions Were Clear and Easy to Follow 
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05/15/2018

Fast and fun!

I use this as a STEM station with a staff/volunteer to monitor the table. We use a infrared surface thermometer to act as the laser pointer, and to watch the temperature of the bottle change as pressure changes. Everyone LOVES it, and often they come back to the table to try again and share what they learned to a friend or family member. We have 2 or 3 bottles at the table.

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Exploring Earth: Investigating Clouds

Exploring Earth: Investigating Clouds

In this hands-on activity, participants use isopropyl alcohol and other household materials to create a cloud in a bottle and explore it with laser light. Materials are available in English and Spanish.