Here are the steps:
1. Tear off a strip of chromatography paper about 1/2 inch wide and long enough to reach from the bottom to the top of a 50 ml graduated cylinder.
2. Place the strip in the cylinder so that it hangs down the inside wall with one end at the bottom.
3. Use a medicine dropper to place one drop of water at the bottom end of the strip.
4. Observe and record how fast the water climbs the strip.
5. Record your observations.
The students will perform the activity and record their observations.