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    Home » Science Experiments for Kids » Top 10 Outdoor Summer Science Experiments

    Top 10 Outdoor Summer Science Experiments

    June 22, 2014 By Emma Vanstone 1 Comment

    Summer is a great time to get outdoors, play, explore and learn at the same time. I often find that if I set up some outdoor science experiments my children keep coming back to them over a period of weeks or days, each adding their own twist to the activity.

    Easy Summer Science activity ideas for kids #summer #summerscience #outdoorscience

    Here are 10 of my favourite outdoor science experiments!

    Teddy Zip Line

    We’ve had zip lines set up in our garden for weeks. Children can experiment by using different materials for the zip line, changing the gradient, designing different harnesses and using different shape and size riders!

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    Giant Oobleck Tray

    This giant oobleck tray is so much fun! You just need a big tray, a rather large amount of cornflour and some water. Kids can try to run across the gloop before they sink.

    Take care with this one as the surface can be slippy

    Giant oobleck tray

    Fruity Boats

    These fruity boats are super easy to make and great fun to use in a water table. Children can use lemons, limes, melon and any other fruit they fancy trying.

    Fruity boats - water table science for kids

    How Tall is a Tree?

    Take a trip into the forest to find out how tall a tree is. While you’re there ask children to look for animal footprints and listen for animal sounds.

    Fin out how tall a tree is using just yourself!

    Build a Mud Kitchen

    Set children a challenge to create their own mud kitchen using planks of wood or even a cardboard box. Once the kitchen is done, kids can make fizzy potions or just mud pies!

    DIY cardboard kitchen

    Straw Shooters

    Straw shooters are great as children can theme then in any way they want. We’ve made rockets, space men, spiders and even Father Christmas themed shooters before. They’re also a great way to learn about aerodynamics.

    Giant Bubbles

    Make your own bubble mixture and some GIANT bubbles! Children can also look for rainbows in bubbles

    Giant bubbles

    Science with Scooters

    Grab a scooter and try some fun scooter science!

    Micro Scooter Sprite

    Create a Water Wall

    Water walls are great fun and actually very easy to put together. You just need some plastic tubing, funnels, buckets and something to attach it to!

    water wall for perschoolers

    Splatter Patterns

    This fun splatter pattern activity is fantastically messy. Drop paint filled balloons and observe the splatter pattern they make as they hit a white sheet or paper.

    Syringe painting is also great fun for a sunny day! Fill syringes with paint and fire them at a sheet hung on the fence or large sheet of paper.

    Syringe Painting - messy science for kids

    Can you think of any more outdoor science experiments for us?

    Top 10 Outdoor Science Experiments for kids. Paint with syringes, make splatter patterns, create a water wall and lots more fun outdoor science for summer #outdoorscience #summerscience #scienceforkids

    Last Updated on June 30, 2020 by Emma Vanstone

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    These activities are designed to be carried out by children working with a parent, guardian or other appropriate adult. The adult involved is fully responsible for ensuring that the activities are carried out safely.

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