Exploring the Ocean with Wave Bottles!

Since it is sunny in Seattle right now I thought I would share one of my favorite ocean projects that we make towards the end of the year.

For this project you will need:

empty water bottles; water, baby oil, funnel, blue food coloring; hot glue gun, several Rubbermaid containers or pans, plastic fish, seaweed, stickers, sand and sea shells.

Step 1:  Fill the water bottle 1/3 way full with water.

Step 2: Add 2-3 drops of blue food coloring

Step 3: Add some sand, sea shells, sea shells, and plastic fish to the water.

 

 

 Step 4: Using a funnel fill the rest of the bottle with baby oil. I ask parents to donate this as it helps with the cost of the project.  I think the parent purchased these at Walmart :)

 Step 5:   Place lid on the water bottle and decorate with stickers

Step 6: Hot glue (teacher only) lids to bottle so they don't leak.

I always have one or two parent helpers with this project, it just makes it so much easier to complete!  What fun ocean projects do you do for your class?