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Explore science by building a model of the water cycle with LEGOs®!

I love taking a not-so-easy-to-explain topic like The Water Cycle and turning it into a hands-on learning activity where you can see their eyes light up as they begin to grasp the concept!

And hands-on science is fun -- but add in a LEGO ® challenge and kids will enjoy it even more!

The water cycle might seem like a complex topic but it's really very simple -- only 3 main parts -- and I always love to explain that the water we drink is the SAME water that the dinosaurs drank too ( for some reason the idea of dinosaurs drooling in their water is appealing to kids, who knew?! :)

But explaining how that's possible can be a little complicated which is why we're going to BUILD a water cycle project to help take a detailed topic and break it into simple learning steps.

LEGOS ® are one of the most common building toys in many homes and classrooms. And while we love them for spontaneous building sessions and colorful creations, they are also amazing learning manipulative toy.

A manipulative toy is one that allows a child to develop their motor skills & cognitive skills while playing. You can see more manipulative ideas in our Clothespin Math Activities.

With this project, kids are not only learning about environmental science , they are also honing fine motor skills as they build and expanding their cognitive skills while they visualize how to make the water cycle. In addition to the project details, I'm also including affiliate links to items we used & recommend along with a free printable of science terms for you to use!

Obviously, the first thing you'll need is a bunch of LEGOS ® :)

This is a very open ended engineering project -- no specific directions needed!

For the water cycle, your kids will build a cloud, some land, water and the sun. Ideally, you can use white, green, blue and yellow LEGOS ® which are found in most of the traditional LEGO building sets.

If you have yet to purchase a LEGO set for your child, we recommend the LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box . It offers a lot of open-ended building options and has a huge variety of colors (many more than the classic 6 color LEGOS that we had as kids).

We've also found it extremely helpful to have a LEGO Board/Baseplate or LEGO table at home.

This Click N' Play Lego/DUPLO Baseplate Mat is AWESOME as it's portable, can be used with both LEGO & Duplo sets and you can roll it up with all the bricks inside.

A quick science refrsher for all the adults ;)
The water cycle includes three main parts: precipitation, evaporation & condensation.
Basically, clouds produce some type of precipitation (rain/sleet/snow) which falls to Earth and then drains into our waters (lakes/rivers/oceans). As the sun heats the atmosphere, droplets from those bodies of water begin to evaporate into the air (or atmosphere). Once the droplets reach the upper layers of the atmosphere, they condense and form clouds -- and the cycle begins all over again.

Which is why we drink the same water as dinosaurs -- water just recycles itself over and over.

Most kids don't understand that water is a finite resource on Earth. And although this can be a little challenging to explain, it's often one of the early introductions to environmental science and shows them why it's important to take care of our Earth.

We used a to create our water cycle. This allows room for building a large picture while all the LEGOS are attached to the base so it's mobile.

Step 1: Build a cloud and add some rain or snow.

We used some small gray bricks to indicate rainy weather on our project but let the kids go with whatever weather they'd like to create -- you can play Mother Nature and whip up a storm if you'd like.

Step 2: Add some land below the cloud.

You might choose green or brown LEGOS. Or get fancy and add in some trees!

Now you have the first side of the water cycle -- Precipitation.

Step 3: For the next part of the water cycle, add some water next to the land mass.

You can also add a duck -- but totally optional ;)

He just looked lonely sitting in our LEGO box all by himself.

Step 4: Create a sun above the water.

Explain that the second part of the water cycle -- evaporation -- happens because of the heat the sun creates and radiates on bodies of water.

If this is a new concept, read Fun Ways to Teach Kids about Science for some easy ideas on showing kids what evaporation & condensation look like at home.

Your water cycle project should look something like this -- cloud with preciptation, land mass, body of water & sun. The blue LEGOS between the water and sun represent evaporation.

Again, allow room for kids to be creative! If they want a huge land mass with a river running through it, super! That works too.

The last step is explaining how the cycle works and what science terms are used to describe the various parts.

The Water Cycle: Learning Those BIG Words

If you're working with kids under age 8, I suggest focusing on the main three terms -- preciptation, evaporation & condensation -- as they can be a mouthful to say and understand. I always like to use correct terminology no matter how old the child is as I feel it's both beneficial and I NEVER want to underestimate what kids can grasp (believe me, they understand WAY more than we give them credit for on most days!)

If you have kids older than 8 years, you can also add in some of the additional terms which are printed in brown on the list -- runoff, transpiration & collection.

FREE PRINTABLE LIST of Science Terms & Arrows for the Water Cycle

Print off the free list of terms to use as labels on your project. Cut out the arrows and science terms and tape them to LEGO blocks.

Then go through the water cycle and have the kids put the correct term where it occurs on your model.

Here's our completed Water Cycle model.

You can see we don't have the term 'Transpiration' on our model -- transpiration is essentially evaporation of water from a plant or trees leaves. Since we didn't include any plants or trees in our project, we left this term off and just discussed it.

And no, I don't think we can use it with the duck ;)

A few books that I highly recommend for this activity include:

Down Comes the Rain (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

The Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About The Water Cycle

I'm sure at least one of these can be found at your local libary.
For more fun hands-on learning, visit Teaching Kids about Water Conservation too!

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Need a fun idea for your next chemistry lesson? This is a great hands-on activity for building atomic models.

This printable set includes the first 20 elements of the periodic table. Each card has the Bohr atomic model as well as the element icons from the periodic table. These cards could be used for learning about the elements, or for building atomic models like we have done!

What is the Bohr Atomic Model?

The Bohr Atomic model has a positively charged atomic nucleus with negatively charged electrons circling the nucleus on orbits (the circular lines). The atomic number of the elements represents the number of electrons the element has.

How to Build Atomic Models:

We used Pipe Cleaners for the orbits, Pony Beads for the electrons and Pom Poms for the nucleus of our atomic models.

Just add the needed number of beads onto the pipe cleaner and twist it together. When you have multiple rings for the orbits, make some a little smaller than others so you can layer them.

We loved this fun interactive chemistry lesson!

The printable cards include the following elements:

It goes great with the Periodic Table Battleship game we created, too! Also check out this post on how to Teach Chemistry to Kids.

This is a downloadable set available in my shop.

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A little introduction first. I volunteer as a science teacher at a local elementary school, and my goal is to instill a love of learning in each child. You can check out my blog here. Kto6Science projects.

Now, on to the robotic hand....

Projects described in books or shown on Youtube seem absurdly easy, but I have yet come across a project that didn't need any tinkering before I could take it into a classroom. This one isn't too bad, but it still took me longer than I expected.

I came across this robotic hand project on Youtube as well as teachengineering.org (I think), but when I tried to build it, it took me almost two hours to work out the kinks.

Sure, I did have to try several different versions and had to make adjustments as I went along, but I'm not sure if this is something I can take directly into a classroom of 2nd graders without more tinkering.

BUT... I think it'll be fun to try it with my kids.

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We're coming to the end of World Space Week, but we think space is great to learn about all year round and these easy and fun activities are a great starting point.

We created a FREE downloadable space of space science resources for British Science Week last year so do take a look at that first.

Space Science Investigations

Gain a little insight into how hard it is to control a space craft docking with the ISS in this tricky activity.

Did you know the Universe is constantly expanding?

Find out how to make a rocket mouse.

How far can you shoot a straw rocket?

What would you use to fix an astronauts glove?

Can you make a squeezy bottle rocket?

Film canister rockets are fantastic fun and very explosive so don't forget to stand back.

Find out how planets and moons orbit each other by wearing a Sun, Moon or Earth hat and walking around each other.

How about trying these easy Star Wars science ideas?

Learn about craters by dropping marbles into flour and hot chocolate powder.

How about a space themed sensory rice tray for little ones? You could add magnets and get the children to find space junk that is attracted to the magnets.

Finally, one of our all time favourites, making a bottle rocket!

Which is your favourite?

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We love easy, simple science experiments that we can do right in our kitchen. This volcano experiment required two easy recipes that even very young kids can help put together. Once you have the volcano set up, you can create lava explosions over and over again.

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What could be more exciting than that? I'll tell you! This activity (and 149 more) is part of a brand new book that I am so thrilled to be a part of called Learn With Play. (Ordering instructions below.)

Learn With Play: 150+ Activities for Year-round Fun and Learning, a book for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. To order:

Now, lets build our volcano.

Ingredients for Easy no-cook play dough:

2 c. flour
1 c. salt
2 tbsp. oil
2 tbsp. cream of tartar
1.5 c. boiling water
Washable paint or food coloring

First, we mixed up our play dough by putting everything into our stand mixer (except the paint/food coloring). Once the dough was mixed well, we added washable tempera paint in brown. We chose paints since brown is a hard color to get with food coloring. Because the paint is washable, it didn't stain the mixer blade.

You can skip the step of making the dough if you have other play dough on hand. This project would be great for upcycling that lump of play dough we all have where the kids mixed up the colors and it's a brownish gray mass.

Once, the dough was ready, my son began forming it around the empty medicine bottle into the shape of a mountain. Now it was ready for some volcanic action!

Ingredients for Lava

For each lava explosion, you will need:
1/2 c. vinegar
2 tbsp. liquid dish soap
red food coloring
1/2 c. baking soda
an empty plastic or glass bottle (we used a cough medicine bottle)
a funnel and a tray

How to Make a Volcano Erupt

In one bowl, we put plain baking soda. In a second bowl, we combined the vinegar, dish soap and food coloring.

Placing the funnel into the top of the "mountain"/bottle, my son first dumped the baking soda in, then the vinegar mixture. Instant lava!

Since the explosion carries out all the ingredients, it leaves the bottle empty so you can keep creating explosions over and over again. My son added some toy people and animals and set up a pretend play scene about escaping lava.

The Science Behind It

The baking soda reacts with the vinegar to produce a gas: carbon dioxide. The gas builds up enough pressure to force the liquid out of the top of the bottle. The bubbles from the soap help carry the mixture down over the sides of the volcano.

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With littleBits anyone, of any age, can harness the power of electronics, microcontrollers, and the cloud. You can combine these snap-together magnetic bricks to make simple electronic circuits or build robots and interactive projects that combine sensors and an Arduino-compatible microcontroller.

There's no better way to learn how to use littleBits than to jump right in and try them out. Here are the basics: how to power your Bits, how they connect - and a look at a few of the different inputs and outputs that you can use in your projects.

The Bits

While there are over 60 different modules (or Bits) in the littleBits library to choose from, every module falls into one of four different categories, each with a particular color to make the modules easy to find and identify:

Power: Blue

Includes 9V battery/AC adapter, coin cell, and USB Bits

Output: Green

Includes servos, speakers, LED lights, and more

Input: Pink

Includes buttons, switches, sliders, and sensors

Wire: Orange

Includes wired extensions, wireless CloudBit, splitters, inverters, and more

Every Bit works with every other Bit in the library and it can keep growing to infinity.

bitSnap Connectors

The Bits connect to each other magnetically with their bitSnap connector. This unique feature of the Bits helps you easily make the physical and electrical connections so that you can focus on creating your project. That means that there's no need to worry about soldering or making sure you're connecting the right wires.

If you look at the end of the connectors, you'll see that there are five metal pads. The two outer pads are actually the magnets that hold the Bits together. The three inside pads are electrical terminals. The middle terminal carries the signal, which is how the Bits communicate. The signal can be anywhere from 0 to 5 volts. 0 volts is an OFF signal, whereas 5 volts is an ON signal.

The signal terminal's voltage affects how the output Bits behave. For example, the more voltage there is on the signal line going into the LED Bit, the brighter the LED will be. The input Bits let you change the signal line's voltage and affect the Bits that come after it.

Logic Bits

The littleBits logic modules help you create rules for your circuit to follow, which opens up the possibility for more complex circuits. In electronics, these components are called logic gates.

What happens when you have multiple inputs and you want them to affect a single output? This is where the logic Bits are useful. The logic Bits work in the realm of digital, that is, only on or off. The important thing is that you can control two separate outputs, connect them both to a logic Bit, and connect an output to the logic Bit.

Inverter

The inverter is one of the simplest wire modules, but it's very handy. There are cases when you want the output of a Bit to be the opposite: whenever it receives an ON signal, it outputs an OFF signal and vice versa. That's all the inverter Bit does. It outputs the opposite of its input.

Double AND

With a double AND Bit, both input signals must be ON in order for it to output an ON signal.

Double OR

With a double OR, when either input is ON, it will output ON. It's also important to note with the double OR that when both inputs are ON, it outputs an ON signal. The double OR is useful when you want two possible ways for a user to interact with your project.

NAND

NAND means "NOT AND." It does the exact opposite of the double AND. When both inputs are ON, it outputs OFF. In any other case, it outputs ON.

NOR

As you may have guessed, the NOR Bit does the opposite of the Double OR Bit. In other words, when both of the inputs are OFF, then the NOR Bit outputs an ON signal. In any other case, it outputs OFF.

XOR

The XOR Bit means eXclusive OR. If either input is ON, the XOR Bit will output ON. But if both are ON, it will output OFF. If both inputs are OFF, it will output OFF. In short, it will only output ON when it receives a differing signal from its two inputs.

Wireless and Cloud Communication

With the help of the wireless receiver and transmitter Bits, you can send signals without wires. And with the cloudBit, you can connect your project to a Wi-Fi network so that it can be accessed wirelessly via the internet. If you have a pair of cloudBits, you can have one pass its signal through the internet. This means your project can stretch across the globe.

Wireless Transmitter and Receiver

The wireless transmitter and receiver Bits work with each other in order to easily make your project work without need for the bits to be right next to each other. The transmitter communicates the incoming signals directly to the receiver, so it works without the need for a wireless network and without any kind of set up. These Bits are great because they're plug and play.

With the wireless Bits, you can make a remote control for a robot or car, create a wireless door lock, or be alerted in your living room when your back door is opened.

When you push the button on one circuit, the output should activate on the other. Try seeing how far you can go and still trigger the output with the button. The range of the wireless Bits is about 100 feet, so that it should still work from the next room, but your mileage may vary since there are a lot of factors that affect its performance.

CloudBit

Not only does the cloudBit enable long distance communication between littleBits projects, but it can also connect to a multitude of online services through IFTTT ( ifttt.com). And if you're an advanced developer, its open API means that the possibilities with how you can use it are limitless.

The cloudBit works by connecting to the internet over your Wi-Fi network. Through the internet, it establishes a connection to the littleBits Cloud Control servers, which receive signals from the cloudBit's input bitSnap connector and send signals to the output bitSnap connector. The littleBits Cloud Control server will help you connect your cloudBit to other cloudBits, to IFTTT, and to your own web servers by using its API.

Going Further: Make Your Own Bits

There's a huge library of existing Bits available for you to choose from, but there are a few tools to help you create your own Bits. And through the BitLab program and the Hardware Developer Kit (HDK), you can even sell your creations. The HDK includes the proto modules, perf board, and bitSnaps to build your own circuit and add it to your library - or to the littleBits catalog itself.

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Dinosaurs are one of those themes that seem to inspire children around the world, and my two are no different. So having a dinosaur-themed day at home, we set about making some Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils using a simple salt dough recipe, some toys and painting to make them look like rocks.
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Materials Needed to make these Fossils with Kids

Make Dinosaur Eggs and "pretend" to be a paleontologist and use some chemistry to expose the dinosaur within.

How to Make Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils

When you have made your salt dough split it into 8 similar sized clumps give out to the children.

2. Although we have children's rolling pins J and T both prefer to use my heavier weight rolling pin. They found it easier to get a smooth, even finish. With the fossils, you want a fairly thick dough - approx. 2cm (almost a 3/4 of an inch) thick.

Try making your own Dinosaur Feet a simple craft for toddlers to make and play with too.

3. With a flat top, carefully press in the model dinosaurs (the miniature dinosaurs are great because of the details like spikes and plates on them), and after experimenting with our dinosaur box these produced the best effect in the dough.

4. To cure the dough before painting, follow the directions for either the microwave dough or classic oven-baked dough.

5. Once the dough has cooled down we set about painting - acrylic paints work best but don't worry if you don't have any: you can use normal ready-mixed paint mixed with some white glue (PVA/School Glue), and this will work too.

6. I set out a selection of colours that could be mixed into rock sort of colours, so browns, black, white and different greens, and then provided 1 paint brush. Mixing the colours gave the best rock-look to the fossils, especially once dried.

Fossil Resources to Extend this Activity Further

Encourage more reading and investigation into fossils, rocks and earth science with our favourite earth science books to read to and for kids of all ages.

I've found that following the lead with your child's interest can lead to amazing discoveries for both of you. Throughout this activity I have added further activity suggestions you can find here on Rainy Day Mum however, we are limited as there are only so many hours in the day so these resources from supplies we use and recommend can be used to extend this even further.

There is nothing better than getting hands-on holding real fossils in your hands and although the local natural history museum is a good place to start it's possible to purchase a fossil set that gives information about the fossils and real samples of them.

If your children are fans of dinosaurs this Dinosaur Discovery kit from Green Kids Crafts is a great way to encourage the topic with 5 projects for science and arts and crafts it is a hit in our house.

We are big fans of National Geographic and their kid's resources here and have brought this Fossil Mine Dig Kit a couple of times now one for each child and it's gone down a hit. Unlike some of the other versions that contain a plastic dinosaur to piece together, this contains real fossils a big bonus with my kids holding prehistory in their hands.
Looking for book inspiration for your dino fans then check out our Dinosaur Books for Toddlers and Preschoolers

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I don't know about you, but we are ALL ready for the end of the school year around here! We're finished with a couple subjects, but Gresham has math left and Aidan has more math, history, and grammar. We. can. do. it!

Anyway, to keep interest going for the younger ones, I did a couple of snake books last week, and then we made salt dough snakes. All of the boys really like snakes, and I really don't. But at least these were harmless!
To make the salt dough, we mixed:
The beauty of this activity (provided that your kids like snakes) is that even a preschooler can roll out a snake, and older kids can work on making realistic models of different species.

We baked our snakes for 3 hours at 200 degrees F. Then I let them sit out overnight before we painted them.

The boys painted their snakes with acrylic paint, and then I sprayed them with a layer of shellac to give them a nice shine.

Aidan made a copperhead snake, and Gresham made a black mamba. Aidan looked up copperheads on the computer to get the colors right, but Gresham says he has no idea what a black mamba really looks like! 🙂

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A great way to reuse tin cans is to make a tin can robot! This particular robot took a few hours to put together. I will give step by step instructions for how I put this together, but no robot needs to be alike! Hopefully this project will give you a starting point to make your own, unique tin can robot.

Total Time: 2 to 3 hours

Yield: 1
Supplies:

1 large tin can (the body)

4 small tin cans (arms and legs)

2 sardine cans (the feet)

1 medium sized can (the head)

1 squat tin can (the neck)

1 aluminum pie tin

7 wing nuts

lock nuts or nuts and split lock washers

6 ft threaded rods

Steps:

1. I started by assembling the head. I drilled holes in the center of the detached can lid and the bottom of the can.

2. I then measured a length of threaded rod that would allow me to put nuts on either side. This holds the head together.

3. I used a hacksaw to cut the threaded rod. Unfortunately, the side that I cut would often get marred to the point that I couldn't attach a nut and I can to spin the nut from the uncut side. This makes it preferable to buy smaller threaded rods, so that you don't have a lot of waste. You can also put a tin can robot together with heavy gauge wire!

4. Assemble the head with lock nuts or nuts and split lock washers.

5. Assemble the body by drilling a hole in the top of the can for the head and sides to attach the arms. You will want to set the arm holes a little towards the front of your robot. This will ensure that your threaded rod for the body and head doesn't interfere with the threaded rod for the body. Also, having the arms set forward a bit works fine with the balance of the robot, since the feet extend forward a bit. Be careful drilling holes in the side of the can. It's easy to bend the can and the bit slips easily. Use a nail to pre-punch the hole to keep your bit from slipping.

6. Now you figure out the placement of your legs. Leave enough room between the legs so you can fit the nut to hold the body together.

7. I used Sharpie to mark up my materials because I eventually will be painting the robot.

8. Drill holes in the center of the top and bottom of 4 cans to form the legs and arms. Then take two of those cans and drill holes through the side, near the top of the can. These holes will be used to attach the arms. Also, measure and drill a hole in each sardine can, which will become the feet. If you want the body parts to be different colors, paint them before you assemble the robot.

9. Measure a rod wide enough to go through the body and both arms to attach the arms. Put a couple washers between the body and the arms so they can move freely. Then bend two lids to become the hands. When attaching nuts to the inside of cans I used a lock nuts, on the outside I used wing nuts, which look cool.

10. The body is done!

11. The lid of the large can will be used to attach the legs. Measure two rods long enough to attach both the legs and feet.

12. I then used a long rod that extended all the way from the head to the bottom of the large can (the body) using two wing nuts. It holds everything together.

13. Here are the legs ready for assembly!

14. Now, thread the legs through the rod.

15. Using a pie pan, cut two bottoms out for you feet. Then attach the feet using a wing nut. Then you can glue the bottom on the feet.

16. It's alive! This is the point where my wife saw how cool it looked and decided she was going to paint it.

17. She ended up painting it a solid color. If you want two different body parts to be different colors, paint the cans before assembly. We used bottle caps for eyes and foil for eyelashes. My once manly robot has become a girl.

18. But, she's cute! We added some pop tabs to the front, the possibilities are endless.

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Imported: Make sure that as you are collecting your cans that you are using "smooth edge" can opener. It allows you to use all the lids that you collect as well as the cans!

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Save your recycled tin or aluminum cans of all sizes to assemble this adorable robot. Learn how to make it in this short video.

Comments

So clever!

It is so cute I'm going to start collecting my cans right away. But I'm not sure if we have all of the different nuts. Once we have all the cans and nuts I will start building right away.

I haven't tried it yet but I will do it very soon. I think it's nice that your showing people how to make all this stuff.

Thanks! I hope you share your robot with us when you make it.

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A great way to reuse tin cans is to make a tin can robot! This particular robot took a few hours to put together. I will give step by step instructions for how I put this together, but no robot needs to be alike!

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Make these impressive 3D Salt Dough Maps with your kids to learn about and explore geography and landforms in a tactile, hands-on project!