Skip to main content

Inside a Soap Bubble

Open to everyone until Friday, October 2

To keep it, print it while it is open.

A soap bubble is a pocket of air wrapped in a very thin film. The film is mostly water, held together by soap molecules.

In the picture

  1. Hollow air inside the bubble: the air pocket trapped by the film
  2. Thin water layer: the watery part of the bubble film
  3. Soap molecule row: round heads in the water and wavy tails in the air

Examples

  • Blowing bubbles with a wand
  • Foam on dish soap

Carry on in the app

Three questions on this lesson, to check the idea stuck. Free in the app while the lesson is in the free week.

At least one new illustrated lesson every weekday for your child’s year, with its quiz and a reminder at 6:15 pm.

Get the app

Free app, optional subscription
App Store Google Play

Physics, Age 11