Preschool science activity ideas
Today’s investigation is very simple and perfect for pre schoolers. We are looking at comparing the weight of different items. I asked my children to look around the house for small things of different weights. They came back with a lego man, some sugar and some coins.
I loved this experiment with cars and a sheet of ice on Hands on : as we grow, so I decided to try it out with my children. We are investigating to find out if salt helps a car move on ice. This activity is a fantastic demonstration of why we grit roads in winter….
I asked my 3-year-old to look around the house for Christmassy objects that she thought her younger sister might like to touch, and we made them into a little sensory box. She came up with these. We touched everything and smelled the food bits, discussing the different textures and scents. It made us stop and…
Welcome back to Fun Sparks! This week we have another Christmas-themed post! Today we are going to look at shiny and matte surfaces and how we can tell the difference. A really simple activity that is perfect for this time of year! Basically shiny surfaces reflect light well, and matte surfaces don’t. You will need:…
Today’s experiment is very simple. We made some ice cubes and then put them in different places to watch them melt. This is a great activity for learning about melting and freezing! You can use standard ice cubes or any shaped moulds you have around the house. Melting ice cubes learning objectives Discover that water…
Today is day 2 of our week of icy experiments. You can see yesterday’s fun with freezing here. When we left the house yesterday to go to school, Z and S were fascinated by the frost on the car and ground, so we thought we would try to make some at home. Frost on a…
This fun colour-mixing ice experiment is great for learning about freezing and melting and is fun for kids of all ages. Using fruit juice instead of food colouring and water also means you end up with a lovely smoothie drink! Another easy icy experiment to try is using salt and ice to cool a drink…
Winter can be a tough time for birds. Whilst we are tucked up under our blankets drinking hot chocolate, birds are out there facing the harsh conditions of winter. Although many stay in this country the hardened cold weather can put them at risk. Food is in shorter supply and if an ice frost creeps…
Today’s experiment is very simple but hopefully fascinating for even very young children. We’re going to investigate which solids dissolve in water. When a substance dissolves in water, you can’t see it anymore; it’s still there but has mixed with the water to make a transparent liquid called a solution. We call substances that dissolve in water soluble. Sugar…
This experiment looks at how egg white ( albumen ) is transformed as it is whisked. Egg white is about 2/3 of the total weight of an egg and is 10% protein, the rest being mostly water. To demonstrate the change in the egg white, we will find out how to make meringue! How to make…
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