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Science
How Strong is Spagetti?
Little bit of science today and a great way to get children thinking about how and why. Talk about what you would normally build a bridge from, is spaghetti a good choice? Why wouldn't it work? Ask children to add the wooden blocks slowly, always creates excitement as they see how many blocks they can keep adding.
Magnet Fun
Lovely activity, which is great fun and that children really enjoy. Can help to build vocabulary, creates lots of ideas when solving the clues, but is great for practising those initial sounds. Indoors or outdoors, make it fun!
Colour Changing Flowers
My children have always enjoyed this experiment. Lots of awe and wonder 'plant magic.' Simple set up and a little patience is all that's required. Why not give it a go!
Sink or Float
Why not be a scientist for the morning and test which objects float and which ones sink. Can you explain your reasoning? Free resource on the website to print and use to record . |How many did you get right?
5 Senses Scavenger Hunt
A great way to explore the five senses and to learn what they are and what they do.
Cress Heads
Never had as a child who hasn't enjoyed this little activity, so why not give it a go! Easy set up and the results are visible within a week.
Discuss how plants grow, what they need to develop and what might happen if they don't get those things. Once the hair has grown, you can eat it, open a conversation about healthy eating. Happy growing!
Discuss how plants grow, what they need to develop and what might happen if they don't get those things. Once the hair has grown, you can eat it, open a conversation about healthy eating. Happy growing!
Teeny Weeny Rafts
Lots of learning and problem solving involved in this activity, along with lots of fun. Extending the activity, have a selection of materials and ask the child to predict which might make the best raft and why. Apart from sticks and string, you could add in cardboard, paper, corks, fabric, bits of plastic. Talk about floating, sinking, strength of materials, being waterproof.
Ramps & Slopes
A very engaging activity for exploring slopes and ramps. A great activity for predicting outcomes and extending vocabulary. Have fun!
Materials - Sort the Objects
Lots of fun in learning about materials. Gather an assortment of what you have around you and discuss what they are made of. How does the object feel? Why are cuddly toys cuddly? Why is a spoon hard not bendy? Etc. Extend vocabulary where ever possible.
Magic Colour Changing Potions
Lovely bit of science, which shows how an acid and alkaline react with a liquid. Perfect for those budding witches and wizards out there who like to mix a few potions. A really hands on activity and perfect, with a little supervision from 2 years onwards
Frozen Dinosaur Eggs
Anything that involves a dinosaur, is generally an activity that is a winner. Combine this with ice and engagement will be very high. Talk about the science and ask your little one to predict what's going to happen. How ice is produced? Why does it change? What is temperature and how can we measure it? Can the process be reversed? Try to develop vocabulary as the child touches and describes the melting ice. Enjoy!
Frozen Eggs
Investigating ice is an exciting, sensory activity for children. Taking a liquid, changing it into a solid and then back to a liquid, it's 'magic.' Relate to the weather, when do we see ice and why? Ask the child to predict what might happen at every stage and ask how you could get the flowers out once frozen. Use salt, warm water on different eggs and see what happens.
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