This week there were a few 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes that worked VERY hard to complete their projects- which means we had time to experiment with paper marbling!
First, you have a little circle of paper called "float paper" in a tub of water. Then, you drop various colors of ink on the float paper. The paper causes the ink to stay on the surface of the water. You can create various designs with the floating ink. To transfer the ink to your paper, you simply drop it on the surface of the water and lift it up. The beautiful marbling designs are then printed on the paper!
Students carefully dropping ink onto the float paper. If the ink falls onto the water, it will just sink to the bottom.
Once the ink hits the float paper, it spreads across the surface of the water.
You can then create beautiful swirled designs with the ink.
After creating the ink designs you want, you simply drop the paper on top of the water and lift it up!
The results are this beautifully marbled paper!
I cannot stress enough how well these students worked together to create their marbling designs. What a great team-builing activity!
Keep Creating!
- Mrs. Hartford
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