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Tornado in a Bottle

Ages 5–11⏱ 15 minMess: LOWGrown-up help: LowKitchen Science
Professor O proudly holds a clear plastic bottle upright by its neck, displaying the completed tornado inside.

Professor O will help you learn: Swirling the water makes a spinning funnel (a vortex) so air can rush up as water pours down.

⚠️ Check the lid is screwed on tightly before swirling so water doesn't spray out. A low-risk activity.

Play through the project step by step, with narration read aloud.

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Steps

Tap any step to play from there — the narration plays inside the player.

Make it your own: Connect two bottles neck-to-neck (with a grown-up) for a bigger vortex.

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