The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle is a delightful book I chanced upon a few days ago and just have to share with you. Title: The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle – The Cool Science …
Inside: A round-up of some wonderful ocean science experiments for kids. I love the ocean (I live on an island) and love doing experiments with my class, although I’m more than a little embarrassed to …
We’ve been learning about eggs and have done a couple of experiments. Today’s was the most exciting because I goofed and broken eggs were everywhere!! You should have heard the screaming. Hee hee. First we …
Inside: little blue and little yellow book review plus 5 book extension ideas. Title: little blue and little yellow Author: Leo Lionni Publishing: HarperCollins, 1995 Suitable for Ages: 4 to 8 Genre: Children’s fiction Themes: …
Last week we started a new Science unit called Force and Motion and we kicked it off with an exploration of gravity. I put the kids into pairs and gave them each a dish of …
I just started a Play Dough and Slime board on Pinterest you might want to check out. I was amazed at all the different varieties and I can hardly wait to try out some of …
Last week we did the coolest experiment … EXPLODING SOAP! First of all, I passed around a bar of Ivory soap and we smelled it, touched it, and thought of as many words as we …
Happy September! We’ve just started a new school year. I was going to begin with a forest unit, but I’ve decided to go with bears instead. My first experiment for this unit is all about …
I LOVE the rainbow milk experiment and the kids love it even more. It’s so easy to do and the results are amazing. All you do is: 1) Pour some whole milk into a bowl. …
One of the first ones we’ll do is called Striped Celery. This is the experiment that shows the kids how plant stems and tree trunks carry water from the roots up to the leaves and …