In this tray, I attempted to recreate a swamp habitat so we can review the Life Cycle of a Frog. We have ponds, reeds, lily pads and water lillies. We also read Dr. Seuss’ “Would you rather be a tadpole” which is a fun book to learn about a few other animals and species that […]
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This week we reviewed life cycles for butterflies and frogs. We read Dr. Seuss’ My-Oh-My A Butterfly! as well as Pete The Cat And The Cool Caterpillar . We then used this free printable from Safari Ltd.’s website- Life Cycle Of A Butterfly for a cut and paste activity for my 5 year old. I
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This was a pretty cool science experiment that we had to try- Inverting a bottle full of water with only a piece of tissue “holding” the water inside…and then putting toothpicks inside without water falling out! My boys were completely amazed and loved testing it out. We had some fails, but it was a great
I love doing this experiment as it’s like magic! How do the images disappear? Let’s grab our supplies and find out! Supplies: Glass filled with water Paper to draw on Markers Ziploc bag Directions: 1️⃣ Fill a glass with water. Set aside. 2️⃣ On a piece of paper, draw a rainbow. We used these dual
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We are making Apple Mummies as part of our Ancient Egypt studies! We are going to experiment to find out which material is the best at pulling the moisture out of an apple. Read on to learn more! Supplies: 1 apple Nylon knife to cut into apples (Adult Supervision required) White linen (we got ours
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Have you ever made popcorn kernels “jump, dance or hop”? This is a really cool science experiment to do with your kids that involves popcorn kernels, alka-selzter tablets and water. It’s very similar to our “dancing raisins” experiment except instead of using baking soda and vinegar, we used alka-seltzer tablets for that similar chemical reaction
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What items sink and which items float? Can a magnet work under water? Let’s find out the answers! We had fun exploring objects that sink or float for my 5 year old’s science lesson. I made a simple worksheet with 4 columns: object, prediction, sink, and float. He completed the prediction by writing a simple
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My 5 yo started to inquire about mummies so this was my cue to set up a unit study to learn about this ancient civilization. For our books to read, I grabbed our Usborne Encyclopedia of World History, Historium, Ancient History, and an E-Book of The Magic Treehouse (Fact Trackers): Mummies and Pyramids. For hands-on
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For my 5.5 yo, I poured different amounts of colored water into a flask, a beaker and a graduated cylinder. I asked him which container did he think held the most water. Then, he had to determine if he was correct by using a measuring cup to measure each liquid. Afterwards, we talked about capacity
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Today we are making a boat made out of foil to help our little yellow Peep travel! Have you made a boat made out of foil yet? It’s an awesome STEM activity as there are so many ways to construct a boat and see how well it floats. A few other materials to build a
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