Following on from our Lorax themed science ideas, I’ve got a fun Cat in the Hat sensory tray to share today. We used ours to explore magnetic and non-magnetic objects and for number practice, but you could add letters, spell words or count and sort items pulled out of the tray. Easy Cat in the…
I set my children a challenge yesterday to make a superhero figure float as a fun superhero science experiment. The activity itself was easy to set up, almost mess free and kept my three busy for at least an hour as they experimented with different ways to make their figures float. Superhero Science Experiment –…
Do you know how much sugar is in kid’s drinks? We set up an investigation to find out how the amount of sugar differs between common drinks. We decided to calculate the amount of sugar in the full bottle or container rather than for the same amount of the drink as most people would drink…
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…
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…
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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