Drinking Bird Kit – DIY Tipping Bird with Water Bowl, Balance & Capillary STEM Model
Build a red bird that keeps dipping its beak into a water bowl: capillary action and balance make it tip, again and again.
Designed by Mematrix Lab
Description
A bird that drinks by itself
This kit builds a red bird on a three-legged stand with a water bowl in front. A strip of absorbent paper in its beak soaks up water, the water runs back along the body, and the shift in weight makes the bird tip forward to the bowl and swing back again.
Science it demonstrates
- Capillary action: how paper draws water up
- Balance and centre of gravity
- Levers and pivots
- Observation: what keeps the motion going
What you'll do
- Assemble the stand and the bracket
- Fit the water bowl and the bird on its pivot
- Put an absorbent paper strip in the beak
- Add water and watch the bird drink
Parts list
- Red bird body with wings and tail
- Three-legged stand, bracket and water bowl
- Fittings
Good to know
- No batteries needed.
- Use a strip of absorbent paper; empty the bowl after use.
- Contains small parts. Recommended for ages 8 and up, with adult guidance.
Specs and Docs
- Power
- Water (no batteries needed)
- Material
- Plastic
- Suggested age
- 8+ with adult guidance
Shipping
Standard shipping: $9.00 for the first item, +$1.80 for each additional item. Free shipping on orders over $260.
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