Science at Home Experiments
Science at Home Experiments
When children are allowed to conduct their own experiments its leads to discovery and inquiry learning! Children develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. They learn about the world that surrounds them and how science properties and laws work. Hands-on science experiments provide memorable learning experiences.
NOTE: Most of the experiments can be done with household materials. Adult guidance is recommended for some of the steps in any experiment.
Science Help for Kids
- Ask an adult to help set up the experiments and check the materials and steps to be used.
- Clean up when the experiment is finished.
- Keep a journal of the experiment that you do and collect a book full of ideas.
- Tell your friends about doing experiments or start a group that does them together ...and HAVE FUN!
Simple Science Activities for Kids and Parents
- Draw and color the solar system using chalk on a sidewalk.
- Study the stars and constellations from books and then go outside at night to find some of those bodies.
- Create a story about an alien or a planet and make a special book to share with others.
- Construct a spaceship using recycled materials.
- Plan a trip to space and imagine where you would go and what you would take.
- Make paper airplanes or rockets and learn about the process of flying. Test your design.
- Use objects in the home to make a solar system mobile (clay, plastic lids, balls, etc)
- Bake outer space cookies by making sugar cookie dough and designing shapes that fit the solar system objects (planets, comets, stars, aliens, rockets and so on)
- Enjoy a game of flying saucer toss using a paper plate, plastic recycled tray or Frisbee and see how far each person can toss the UFO.
- Visit a museum that features space information such as the Arizona Science Center or the NASA Education Center.
- Go to the library and discover more books about the solar system.
- Watch for unique events in the night sky, such as meteor showers, eclipses, and so on and make it a special evening activity for the family.
Static Shock
How does lightning work? What will happen when negative and positive charged objects collide?
Bubbles
We know oil and water don't mix. But what happens when you add a new ingredient to the mixture?
Music Fun
How does sound travel? What effect does water have on sound as it travels?
Color Mix
Can you make a rainbow? How do you make purple? How do you make brown? What happens if you mix this color and that?
Float Test
Will it sink? Or will it float? Does size matter when guessing if an object with float? What about its shape?
Mixing Liquids, Using Solids
In this two-part experiment, find out what happens when you mix certain liquids, and introduce solids.
Shadows
Your shadow is always with you. But how is a shadow made? Why does it change shape?
Balloon Power
See the power of tiny protons and electrons with a simple balloon experiment.
Sundial
How could people tell the time between sunrise and sunset before clocks were invented?
Plants Need Water
What effect does water have on plants? What happens if plants cannot get water?
Slime!
What's ooey, gooey, green and delightful? Slime!
Gravity
What is gravity? What does it do? How does gravity make work harder? How does it make work easier?
What is gravity? What does it do? How does gravity make work harder? How does it make work easier?
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