Sheri’s Dry Erase

Science Project
Edu 214-1007

By: Sheri Sevilla

 Problem/Question
I want to know what will happen to the marker on the glass once you place water
on top of it.

● Will the marker stay on the glass?

● Will the marker fade away into the water?
● Will the marker move off of the glass and float?
 Hypothesis
I predict that the marker will lift off of the glass and float once
the water surrounds it.
Materials
For this science
project, you will need:
● Glass plate, bowl or
picture frame
● Dry erase marker
● Small cup of water
● Paper towel for any mess
 Procedure
1. Grab your supplies. You will need your dry erase marker, water, and a glass
surface.
2. Take your glass item (bowl, plate or picture frame) and lay it flat onto a
surface or table.
3. Take your dry erase marker and draw a simple picture or shape.
For example: Stick figure or a circle.
4. Carefully and slowly pour a small amount of water onto the drawing,
making sure not to spill or pour too fast.
5. Once the drawing is coated with water, gently swirl the water around to
make the picture dance and move.

Step 3 Step 4
 Results/DATA
At first I had trouble getting the marker to lift off. I used a glass bowl, but that didn’t
work at all. I moved on to a flat surface.

Once the water touched the marker, the marker was able to lift off of the glass, resulting
in the marker floating in the water.

This was definitely a trial and error process. I attempted this project 4 times with
different colored markers until I found one that worked.
 Conclusion
The marker itself was able to lift off of the glass once the water
touched it. The alcohol in the marker dissolves into the water
and the pigments of the color are left behind as a solid. Since
glass is a smooth flat surface,the marker was able to slide right
off when it got wet.

I wonder if next time, you could add more more pictures to the
glass surface and make the pictures move almost like a story. For
example: balloons, bees, fish shaped pictures.