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 flowers. Celery is cut and placed in coloured water. After about 30 minutes you can see the effects of the capillary action. A cool extension … Read more
The Floating Egg Experiment It’s always so much fun to do a cool science experiment with your kids. I especially love doing egg experiments because even though they’re mostly easy, they’re also usually pretty dramatic. The floating egg experiment is a good example. We did this experiment as part of our ocean unit. Probably half the class correctly hypothesized that … Read more
Years ago I started a noon hour Mad Scientists Club and it was a HUGE hit with the Grade 1 to 3 set. We met once a week and the kids were totally pumped every time they came. One of the experiments we did in our long-ago Mad Scientists Club was Egg in a Bottle (although on the kids’ sheet I … Read more