Science Activities

1. Apple Volcano- This a great small science experiment that allows children to make apples erupt. All you need is apples, baking powder, vinegar, apple pie spice, cinnamon, and red or green food coloring.

2. Making Weather- Make clouds rain in a cup by adding water, shaving cream, and then food coloring as the rain.

 3. Sink of Float Sensory Sink- Explore different objects that sink or float by filling up a sink with water. Then children can see if different objects sink or float by putting them in the sink.

4. Make a Rock- Gather sand, pebbles, glue, and a disposable cup to get started. Alternate adding different layers of each item to make your rock. Then just wait until it dries, and you will have made a rock.

 

5. Build a Bridge- For this activity you need 2 paper cups, a large supply of pennies, 2 pieces of construction paper, tape, and scissors. The object of this activity is to try to build a bridge that holds the most amount of pennies.

6. Fizzy Ice- The materials needed for this activity are crushed ice, vinegar, food coloring, medicine dropper, baking soda, and test tubes which are optional. Mix the vinegar with the food coloring and put it in the droppers. Put the ice and baking soda into a bucket and drop the vinegar mixture onto the ice to see the reaction.

7. Oobleck- All you need is 2 cups of corn starch and 1 cup of water to make oobleck. This is a great recipe for fun! You can even add food coloring to see different colors.

 



8. Make a Hurricane- This activity allows you to make a hurricane using a bowl of water, food coloring, and a spoon.

9. Magic Milk- Make magic milk by using milk, dish soap, food coloring, glass plate, and a q-tip. Add food coloring to the milk and mix it around using the q-tip. Watch the colors spread around as you mix it in with the milk.

10. Magnetic Force- Create a magnetic force by using 1 container, pipe cleaners, scissors, and a magnet. Cut up the pipe cleaners into small pieces and place them inside the container. See how many pipe cleaners you can pick up with the magnet.