Bubbleology: The Science &
Mathematics of Soap Bubbles
Mathematics of Soap Bubbles
J.-B. S. Chardin: Young man with soap bubble, 2nd third of 18th century
Welcome to Bubbleology lesson resource page! Complete the following activities on this page below.
1). Complete the Quizlet below after you've either joined me for the live class session or viewed the recording.
2). Browse through the Web Resources.
3). View the following Video Tutorials
6). If you complete a project for this lesson, you can share it during the live class experience or post a link to photographs or videos of in the NeS course comments section.
2). Browse through the Web Resources.
3). View the following Video Tutorials
- Video #1 - The Spangler Effect - The Science of Bubbles (12:32)
- Video #2 - Soap Bubble Geometry Shapes (1:32)
- Video #1- Melody Yang Gazillion Bubble Show (5:28)
- Video #2 - Bubble Tricks That Look Like Magic (2:00)
- Video #3 - This Bubble Artist's Amazing Bubble Skills Will Blow You Away (3:12)
- View any of the other videos you want to see.
6). If you complete a project for this lesson, you can share it during the live class experience or post a link to photographs or videos of in the NeS course comments section.
Web Resources
Exploratorium - Bubbles
Causes of Color - Soap Bubbles
Homesciencetools.com - Learn About Bubbles
Exploratorium - Bubbles
Causes of Color - Soap Bubbles
Homesciencetools.com - Learn About Bubbles
Projects, Activities & Video Tutorials
Bubble Sculptures Experiment
Bubble Experiments List
The Chemistry (and a little physics) of Soap Bubblers by David A. Katz (eBook) - the wire-made bubbles could be made by middle/high school students for a project (see below link for additional assistance with this project)
Soap Films in Action (be sure to click the next activity on the page for more videos on how to do the wire bubbles)
Video Tutorials
Main Lesson Videos
Polygonal Soap Bubbles!