How Much Does
It Weigh
Using simple
bathroom and kitchen scales at home prepares children for using equipment in
school to weigh and measure. |
Surface Tension Experiment
These simple activities demonstrate surface tension. |
Now You See
It, Now You Don't
Doing simple science experiments at home can prepare your child to learn
important science concepts—and the need to be patient. |
More Surface Tension: Bubbles
Children can learn more
about surface tension and about change just by blowing bubbles!
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Science Walk
Even a walk around the yard can provide many opportunities to introduce
children to scientific concepts and processes by helping them to gain the
scientific habit of observing what's around them. |
Cake Making Science
This fun experiment teaches
children about chemical reactions through observation. |
Learning with Play Dough
Cooking with you and following the steps in a
recipe is the perfect way for your child to begin learning how to follow
directions and how to count and measure. It can also teach him how things
change. |
Float or Sink
Learning to make and test predictions is a good first step toward making and
testing hypotheses. |
Bugs!
Children can improve their understanding of the natural world and their
classification skills by observing bugs. |
Making
Goop - Liquid or Solid?
Making goop is a great scientific experiment. Kids are fascinated to see two
ingredients that when mixed together behave completely different than either
one of them did by itself. |
Bubble Soap Recipe
Make your own bubble soap at home.
It's quick, easy and inexpensive.
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Making Bubble Wands
Use household items to create
bubble wands of different shapes and sizes. |
The Science of Bigger Bubbles
Easily create a bubble wand that
will give you bigger bubbles and find out why it works. |
Bubble Paper Prints
Blow some colorful bubbles and
observe their characteristics on paper. |
Plant a bean
garden
There is a lot to learn
from planting a garden. Why do plants need sun and water and what do they
do with them? |
Color Science
You can show that two primary colors create a new secondary color by mixing
paints. This activity show how you can separate secondary colors into
the primary parts. |
