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    Home » Science Experiments for Kids » Pirate themed science ideas for Early Years

    Pirate themed science ideas for Early Years

    Modified: Aug 25, 2022 · Published: Aug 6, 2020 by Emma Vanstone · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    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 treasure maps was very popular too. We even ended the term by making a huge cardboard pirate ship outside which we covered with different materials and sprayed with water to see which was the most waterproof.

    Pirate themed science activities

    Make some old looking paper with tea or coffee and create a pirate treasure map.

    child dressed as a pirate holding a coffee and tea stained treasure map

    Leave a coded message in a bottle for a friend to find.

    simple code on paper stained with tea for a pirate STEM challenge

    Clean pirate coins and hide them in a baking soda “rock”. Add a little vinegar to reveal the coins!

    fizzy pirate rocks made with baking soda and water for a pirate STEM challenge

    Build pirate play swords with different materials to discover which is the strongest.

    Experiment to find the best material to protect pirate coins from getting wet.

    pirate bags and coins painted for a waterproofing STEM challenge

    Show children to how different liquids can be with this fun pirate themed density bottle.

    Draw a pirate ship ( or make one from recycled materials ) and cover it with different materials. Spray with water to investigate which are the most waterproof!

    Discover how many coins it takes to sink a pirate ship!

    foil boat with a coin inside floating in a large flat tin of water

    This pirate sensory tray is very cute and also this sensory tray made with kinetic sand.

    Try some pirate sinking and floating. Does pirate treasure sink or float?

    pirate themed items for a pirate sink or float activity

    Learn about push and pull forces with this pirate play dough.

    pirate play dough

    Introduce the concept of magnetism with these pirate magnet bottles.

    Make your own compass using a magnet and a needle!

    Finally, how about making and testing pirate boats?

    Can you think of any more pirate science activities for us?

    You might also like my collection of Julia Donaldson science activities!

    Fun collection of easy pirate themed science experiments for kids! #scienceforkids #piratescience #scienceexperiments #scienceforearlyyears

    Last Updated on August 25, 2022 by Emma Vanstone

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