I try to make any learning we do at home fun and for me science is the most obvious way to do this. I’d love to know what you think of this collection of ideas for supporting literacy with science. I’m going to keep adding ideas so do pop back to see more. Supporting literacy…
Before I had children I worked as a computer programmer for a large bank. I had no experience of programming at all and had to learn on the job. My own children will have a very different experience as computers are obviously much more a part of daily life and there are many tools available…
What is a Venn Diagram A Venn diagram visually shows the relationship between a group of different things, allowing children to sort data into two or three circles that overlap in the middle. A rule is set for each circle, and numbers or objects placed in the overlapping area must follow both rules. Venn diagrams…
We’ve been having lots of fun learning with hula hoops this week, can you think of any more ideas for us? If you like these ideas we’ve got lots more super simple outdoor science experiments for kids. Fun Things to do with a hula hoop Get Active! How long can you hula hoop for? Can…
This colourful, messy summer art project is perfect for summer science in the garden. As well as generally having fun we decided to investigate whether the paint would travel further if we filled the syringe to the top compared to half full. We discussed what we thought might happen before starting and talked about what…
Did you know Greater Manchester is the European City of Science for 2016? This is a unique opportunity to get young people excited about science and all the wonderful possibilities it offers. One way for you to get involved it to take part in the Great Science Share. If you’re passionate about engaging young people in STEM…
We made this easy LEGO model to demonstrate the changes that happen when a seed grows into a plant. Lego plant growth model A seed needs three things in order to germinate ( germinate means start to grow ) Water – allows the seed to swell up and start to grow Oxygen – allows energy to be released…
Growing a plant from seed is a great way for children to learn about the conditions plants need to grow successfully. Beans are an obvious choice as they are a nice big seed, grow relatively quickly ( they should have a large stem and leaves after about 10 days ), get big roots and grow…
These activities are great for introducing children to the concept of capacity and volume in a fun, hands-on manner. I used lots of different size and shape beakers, pipettes and syringes to help my daughter learn how to read different scales as she had previously assumed that each bar was always either an increase of 10 or 1….
This is a similar chromatography activity to our filter paper phonics, but this time we’ve kept the colours separate so the separation of colours can be seen more more clearly. Fun Phonics for Kids I wrote a selection of alien and real words on different pieces of filter paper and asked my daughter to sound them out…
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