2008 Volume 49 Issue 2 Pages 123-127
There are many books and websites on the Internet with various ideas on the soap-bubble. In Japan, children like making the soap-bubble for fun. It is funny for them to think about making a super-sized-soap-bubble. However children only take pleasure in playing with the bubbles, as they are unable to comprehend why the bubbles become so large. It is important to convert this child's play to scientific inquiry. It is essential to devise teaching materials and simple measurement techniques. This research is about the development of such teaching material for elementary school students. It details simple measurement techniques, using a digital-sensor on super-sized-soap-bubbles. It is easy to make devises and procedures for elementary school students. By using this material, children will be able to further inquire about the super-sized-soap-bubbles.
