Easy Science for Home and School - Tray a Day

I originally created these science experiments for parents at home with children during lockdown 2020, but they work well as science activities for home or school at any time of year.

The idea behind Tray a Day is that everything you need for the activity fits in a tray, so it’s easy to set up and easy to tidy away.

science at home experiment - paper spinners - easy science for home and school

Each one uses materials you probably already have at home ( mostly paper and cardboard ) and should be easily enough for older children to do with just a little supervision or younger children to do with adult help.

Tray a Day – Easy science for home and school

Click the highlighted text to see full instructions for each eactivity.

Dissect a flower to learn about its parts.

Make a ball that sinks float!

Draw around yourself and add in body parts.

Create an edible butterfly life cycle.

Race different liquids down a ramp.

Make a stethoscope with a cardboard tube and funnel.

Everything you need to make oobleck — **Oobleck!**

Make slimy oobleck with cornflour.

Eeverything you need to build bridges — **Build bridges**

Build and test paper bridges.

Design and build straw shooters.

Create something to allow a toy superhero to float in water.

strong shapes activity — **Strong Shapes**

Test to see which shapes are the strongest.

Save the dinosaur science activity for kids — **Save the dinosaur**

Cover dinosaur drawings with different materials to find out which are the most waterproof.

MArble run at home science activity — **Make a marble run**

Use recycled materials to make a marble run.

Balloon car science activity — **Balloon Ca**r

Build and test a balloon car.

Create chain reactions!

Calculate your reaction time using a ruler.

cardboard launcher — **Cardboard launcher**

Make a launcher using two cardboard tubes and a pencil.

Make different sized paper spinners and time how long it takes them to fall to the ground.

paper sculpture science at home activity — **Cardboard sculptures**

Build a sculpture with just cardboard

Learn about surface tension with these racing lollysticks.

Did you know you can make a sundial in your garden with just a straw and paper.

Freeze fish in ice and time how long they take to melt in different temperature water.

optical illusion science at home — **Optical illusion**

Make an easy optical illusion.

More Easy Science for Home and School

If the Tray a Day science activities aren’t quite what you’re looking for then how about one of my easy science fair projects?

I’ve also got a huge and ever growing list of downloadable science experiments you might like. Just scroll through, choose one you like the look of, print and go!