Did you know you can make a compass using a magnet, a slice of cork, a bowl of water and a needle? This mini science project is a great way to learn about magnetism and Earth’s magnetic field. What is magnetism? Magnetism is an invisible force that affects certain materials. You don’t need an especially…
All my children loved preschool and reception when it was pirate themed so I’ve pulled together all my pirate themed science activities and pirate sensory ideas into one place. Most of these were tested with my daughter’s YR class. They loved testing the little bags to see which kept pirate treasure the driest and making…
This is an easy waterproofing activity with a pirate theme. We painted one side of the coin so we could easily see if the coin was wet and placed 5 coins in each bag ( paper, cloth, plastic ) before spraying with water and then examining the coins. Don’t forget I’ve got lots more early years…
I’ve got another fun pirate themed activity today, this time demonstrating density. Density is quite a hard concept to grasp but this is a really nice introduction and full of little wow moments. Just the fact that the oil sits on the water is quite fun. We used blue water to make it look like…
This is a fun, super simple pirate themed waterproof experiment. You’ll need: Paper with a picture on it. Materials such as kitchen roll, plastic, bubble wrap, greaseproof paper, tissue paper cut into squares. Water Glue Squeezy water bottle. Instructions Draw your pirate ship. Feel the different types of material, which do you think will be…
This is a really fun way to learn about magnetism. First, have a play to find out which objects stick to your magnets, what do you notice about them? Can you gather together a set of objects and predict which will stick to your magnet? Remember – not all metals are attracted to magnets, but…
These fizzy pirate coins are super simple to make and lots of fizzy fun. We used food colouring to make the baking soda look like rocks and added shiny coins for the children to find. First, we cleaned up some pennies to make our shiny pirate coins. To do this, we simply placed them in…
This is a great themed activity for starting to learn about properties of materials and good experimental design. The idea is to make and test pirate swords built using different materials. First we made 3 different pirate swords. You can use any materials you have handy, but we used thin cardboard, a cardboard tube and…
Welcome to the first in a series of fun PIRATE themed science investigations. First up is a bit of code cracking. Code cracking is brilliant for helping to develop logical thinking and you can make it as easy or as hard as you want depending on the age of a child. Last year my little boy…
Play dough is fantastic for improving fine motor skills as well as being brilliant for inspiring lots of creative play. This pirate themed play dough was super easy to make, I used this easy play dough recipe from my lovely friend Anna at the Imagination Tree and then just added a little yellow food colouring and…
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