Wednesday, March 4, 2015

10 Science Lessons!


   
1. 
                                                     Walking Water Science Experiment

In the walking water experiment kids get to choose what two colors they want to use that are going to combine to make another color! The two colors will crawl up the paper towels and come together and mix in the cup in the middle! Watch as the empty middle cup gets filled with the two colors!

2. 

In this experiment you can grow an over-night crystal garden with your students! Using epsom salt you and your child can grow a crystal garden that looks like snowflakes that students can explore with a magnifying glass!

3.

Elephant toothpaste is a fun, easy experiment that your students will love! When I did this experiment in the past the kids could not get enough of it! It doesn't take many ingredients, add them all together and foam will come exploding out of the bottle! Your students will have so much fun playing with the foam after!

4. 

Blowing Up a Balloon With Gas

Most children have seen a balloon being blown up or maybe have even blown one up themselves. In this experiment the students will be able to see a balloon being blown up with baking soda and vinegar! This is an example of a chemical reaction that causes the balloon to be blown up, it might seem like magic to the students but there is a science behind it!

5. 

Many children have seen snow before but some have not! In this experiment children can make their own snow storm in a jar! This is a great lesson to incorporate with weather and what causes it to snow and then the students can make it snow in their own jar!

6. 
                                                                     Oobleck

There are so many lessons on liquids and solids but this one puts a spin on it! When  I made oobleck with children before they went crazy over it, they just couldn't understand how it was liquid and solid at the same time! Do this experiment and let the children decide on their own, is it a liquid or a solid?

7. 
                                                              Color Surprise Eruptions

In this lesson children can find out what happens when baking soda and vinegar are added together! With some food color this experiment is inviting and exciting for children. It can be done with children of young ages, just have them squire a bottle of vinegar into a cup and watch the color eruption happen!

8. 
                                                                     Magnetic Slime

Magnets can be a great lesson for children, but making magnetic slime is even better! Magnetic slime is fun on its own to play with, but than give the student a magnet and watch how the magnet slime attracts to the magnet! What makes it attract? What items are attracted to magnets?

9. 
This is such a simple experiment! All you need is water, soap, and a bottle! This is another great activity to incorporate into a weather lesson. Most children only ever see tornadoes on TV, with this activity children can create their own tornado in a bottle!

10. 

If you poke a pencil through a bag filled with water what will happen? Try this activity with your students and let them make guesses about what they think will happen. All you need for this activity is a bag, water, and a pencil! See what happens when the pencil is poked through the baggie!

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