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    Home » Early Years Science » LEGO Ice Excavation – Simple Science for Kids

    LEGO Ice Excavation – Simple Science for Kids

    July 8, 2017 By Emma Vanstone 1 Comment

    Ice excavations are great fun for children of all ages. Younger children can pour warm water over the top or use a pipette and watch the ice melt, while older children can use syringes to measure how much water is needed to melt the ice or just use the scale to practice number recognition. It’s also a great exercise for learning about volume and capacity. We’ve been having great fun with our LEGO ice excavation recently.

    LEGO Ice excavation - simple science for kids. Freeze lego in water and use pipettes and syringes to pour warm water on top

    What you need for a LEGO Ice Excavation

    Large tub or Lego storage container lid

    Small pieces of LEGO

    Syringe

    Pipettes

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    Containers of different sizes.

    ( Our zig zag pipette and purple container are from Learning Resources )

    LEGO Ice excavation

    How to set up an ice excavation

    Pour water into your storage container, add lego bricks ( or anything else you fancy ), leave in a freezer until frozen.

    Use pipettes and syringes to pour water over your ice.

    LEGO Ice excavation

    Science questions to ask

    What do you think would happen if you used warmer water?

    What would happen if you added salt to the ice?

    Where could you leave the ice to melt on a sunny day?

    How could you slow down the melting of the ice?

    LEGO man trapped in ice
    LEGO man in ice
    Freeze ice in lego to make an easy ice excavation. Free the lego using warm water and salt. A lovely preschool science activity.
    LEGO ice excavations

    Last Updated on June 10, 2021 by Emma Vanstone

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