Inside every child is a natural scientist. Kids love to examine God’s creation with their hands (often far more than they love to read and write about it!) Here is an idea for a Bible science project to do with your Sunday school students.
If there is a mystery in the way water behaves they want to know the whys and hows .
Bible Science Project: Making Water Stand Up
Applicable Scripture
Exodus 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Materials
– Drinking straw
– Glass
– Tap water
Steps
1. Fill the drinking glass with water
2. Stick the straw straight down into the water so that the straw is filled up to the water line
3. Put your thumb over the top of the straw, completely covering it.
4. Pull the straw straight up out of the water
What happens to the water in the straw?
Answer
The water defies the force of gravity and remains inside the straw.
Explanation
When liquid enters a straw, some air must leave the straw. This makes the air pressure inside the straw less. When you put your thumb over the top of the straw and lift it, the air pressure outside the straw is greater than the air pressure inside. The water is held in place because there is not enough air pressure to force it back down. When you release your thumb from the straw, you allow air to flow back into through the top, and the water drops out the bottom.
Understanding God
Just as water can stand in a straw, it can also move at the command of God. Experiments like this should remind us that all things are possible, and with every scientific rule we think we know, there is one lurking that can make that first rule null and void. This can help us understand how God parted the Red Sea.
Some folks say it was done by strong winds; others say it was done by strong tides; some say it didn’t happen at all and is just a big myth. When we hear someone doubt God’s miracles, we should remember the water standing up in the straw.
God can do anything He feels like including parting the Red Sea, turning water into wine, and having Jesus walk on its surface!
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