Scotswood Garden Summer Fun Day 6th July 2024

Today at Scotswood Garden you became fluid scientists when you experimented with our bubbles!

Fluid scientists are interested in what liquids, and gases are like and how they move and behave.  Liquids and gases are examples of fluids. Fluid scientists are:

Curious about what different fluids can do and how they might help us.

Observant as they watch fluids carefully to see how they behave.

Resilient when they try lots of tests before they find the best uses for different fluids.

What else can I do?

Visit our Giant Bubbles page to get the recipe and instructions for making bubble wands and giant bubbles at home.

Visit our Indoor Bubbles page for a (nearly) mess free bubble activity you can try inside.

A bit more about this career:

Fluid mechanics is the study of fluids (liquids, gases, blood, and plasmas) at rest and in motion. Fluid dynamics is the study of fluids and how forces affect them. Fluid statics studies fluids at rest.

Scientists across several fields study fluid dynamics, such as scientists studying the evolution of stars, ocean currents, weather patterns, plate tectonics and blood circulation. Technological applications of fluid dynamics include rocket engines, wind turbines, oil pipelines and air conditioning systems.