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If there is one thing that is guaranteed to get your students excited, it's a good science experiment! While some experiments require expensive lab equipment or dangerous chemicals, there are plenty of cool projects you can do with regular household items. We've rounded up a big collection of easy science experiments that anybody can try, and kids are going to love them!

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Easy Chemistry Science Experiments

2. Crystallize sweet treats

Crystal science experiments teach kids about supersaturated solutions. This one is easy to do at home, and the results are absolutely delicious!

Learn more: Candy Crystals

23. Mummify a hot dog

If your kids are fascinated by the Egyptians, they'll love learning to mummify a hot dog! No need for canopic jars, just grab some baking soda and get started.

Easy Physics Science Experiments

Easy Biology and Environmental Science Experiments

45. Use glitter to fight germs

Everyone knows that glitter is just like germs-it gets everywhere and is so hard to get rid of! Use that to your advantage and show kids how soap fights glitter and germs.

Learn more: Glitter Germs

50. Experiment with limestone rocks

Kids love to collect rocks, and there are plenty of easy science experiments you can do with them. In this one, pour vinegar over a rock to see if it bubbles. If it does, you've found limestone!

Learn more: Limestone Experiments

Easy Engineering Experiments and STEM Challenges

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If there is one thing that is guaranteed to get your students excited, it's a good science experiment! While some experiments require expensive lab equipment or dangerous chemicals, there are plenty of cool projects you can do with regular household items. We've rounded up a big collection of easy science experiments that anybody can try, and kids are going to love them!

Jump to:

Easy Chemistry Science Experiments

2. Crystallize sweet treats

Crystal science experiments teach kids about supersaturated solutions. This one is easy to do at home, and the results are absolutely delicious!

Learn more: Candy Crystals

23. Mummify a hot dog

If your kids are fascinated by the Egyptians, they'll love learning to mummify a hot dog! No need for canopic jars, just grab some baking soda and get started.

Easy Physics Science Experiments

Easy Biology and Environmental Science Experiments

45. Use glitter to fight germs

Everyone knows that glitter is just like germs-it gets everywhere and is so hard to get rid of! Use that to your advantage and show kids how soap fights glitter and germs.

Learn more: Glitter Germs

50. Experiment with limestone rocks

Kids love to collect rocks, and there are plenty of easy science experiments you can do with them. In this one, pour vinegar over a rock to see if it bubbles. If it does, you've found limestone!

Learn more: Limestone Experiments

Easy Engineering Experiments and STEM Challenges

Plus, sign up for our newsletters to get all the latest learning ideas straight to your inbox.

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Teaching Science to Elementary Students | Tips & Strategy

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by Tim Seldin President,
The Montessori Foundation Chair,
The International Montessori Council

Children have an inbuilt drive for discovery. Encourage your child to observe the world and to feel a sense of wonder for everything in it. Maria Montessori believed that all children behave like "little scientists" in that they are eager to observe and make "what if" discoveries about their world. Infants and toddlers test the environment to see what happens when, for example, they drop a toy out of their highchair or play with the water in their bath. This drive for discovery continues to develop as they grow and become more adventurous in the things that they try out, from making mud pies in the garden to starting a worm farm in the living room. Children are born with marvelous imaginations and a keen desire to explore the world. Encourage this in your child-help her to discover the beauty and wonder of everything around her.

Child's eye view Remember that your child's world is up close and low to the ground. Seeing life from her point of view can help you to rediscover the sense of wonder of a young child. Keep in mind the slow moving pace of her world. Follow your child's lead, and be prepared to stop and examine anything that captures her interest-a ladybug or a flower, for example. Don't get impatient when she dawdles-adjust to her pace. The best way for children to learn is by doing things, not by being told about them. This is especially true when they are young, but it also applies to older children and even adults. When children are young, they are not only learning things, they are learning how to learn. No book using words and illustrations to describe the world that exists around a small brook or under a rotting log can replace the value of spending time closely studying the real thing. Books and other materials help children to pull these powerful impressions and experiences together in their minds, but the foundation needs to be laid in direct observation and hands-on experience.

The outdoor world Children love to be outdoors, wandering around, climbing trees, picking berries, and collecting pinecones. They enjoy helping to look after the family garden or feeding small animals such as ducks, rabbits, and chickens. They form lifelong memories of days spent hiking with their parents in the woods, playing in a creek, and walking along a beach looking for shells. You will probably begin your child's life outdoors by taking her out for little excursions in her stroller or carrying her on your back. Take time to introduce her to your world. Even very young infants absorb the sights and sounds of the outdoors-clouds passing overhead, the sight and smell of flowers in the garden, the wind rustling the leaves in the trees. All these leave a strong and lasting impression. Whether it is summer, fall, spring, or winter, every season has its own beauty. Point out small things: a tiny flower poking up through the snow, a beautiful shell, a perfect leaf. As your child gets older, begin to point out familiar things as you walk around. "Look, there's Grandma's house! What lovely flowers she has growing outside her door!" or "My goodness, Mary, can you see the nest those birds have built in the tree? Some day they will lay eggs, and they will have baby birds up there!" In the winter, when you see animal tracks in the fresh snow, ask, "Who has been walking here?"

Stewards of the planet Another key Montessori idea is that children are stewards of the Earth and must learn to care for distant places such as rainforests and ice caps as well as pockets of nature within the city or suburbs, and to preserve them for the future. Teach your children a reverence for life. After all, we are all part of the web of life, dependent on the delicate balance within the natural world for our own existence. For example, children often learn to think of the soil as "dirt," a word that implies something nasty to many people. Teach them to respect good, rich soil and all the life that it supports on our planet. Emphasize the need to treat every living thing with care. Teach your child not to pick leaves and flowers aimlessly then toss them aside, but to gather them only for a good purpose. It is OK occasionally to gather wild flowers, then dry or press them or place them in a vase with water to preserve them for as long as possible, but never over-pick any one plant or flower. Teach your child to walk gently upon the Earth, taking only what she needs. Encourage your child to enjoy the forest and meadows, leaving nothing behind. Teach her never to litter. If you see trash on the ground, pick it up and carry it with you until it can be thrown away. This is especially true of bottles, broken glass, cans, and plastic bags, which are not only unsightly but also could harm animals. To gather up cans and broken glass safely, you might carry an old canvas shoulder bag. As your child gets older, give her a bag of her own to collect trash in, too.

Children Love to Work and Play

Small children want to be part of your world. For them, work is every bit as much fun as play if they are given the chance to do it. The best way to encourage your child to try new skills is to demonstrate precisely and slowly in simple ways that he can understand. Then give him time to practice, and to be allowed to make his own mistakes and correct them. Try looking at the world from your child's perspective. By giving him clear boundaries and careful guidelines, you can allow him to learn how to do things for himself and give him the self-respect and confidence that come with independence.

A matter of size The first step is to seek out tools and utensils that are the right size for your child. Most of the tasks young children can do are much easier if they have equipment made in a size that is right for their age. Most parents can find child-sized toothbrushes, but there are also child-sized cups, plates, forks, spoons, watering cans, brooms and brushes, and even tubes of toothpaste.

The real thing Children can easily stir things that are cool, wash vegetables, or learn how to set the table. Children do not always want to do what we are doing, and I am not suggesting that you should make a young child wash the dishes when she really wants to play. Buy child-sized cutlery. Outlines of each piece show your child how to set the table and where to place her plate and cup. But when children ask or show that they want to help, be ready to show them how. And, if you've taken the time to organize your kitchen to provide a small worktable and some child-sized basic tools, they are more likely to ask, help out, and come back again and again.

Step by step Many of the things that we do every day involve several different skills, each of which we learned along the way. By breaking tasks down into small steps, you can help your child to master each level of difficulty, one at a time. Take this approach when you want to teach your child how to sort clean socks in the laundry or put flowers in a vase. Think about each step and how you can make it simple to follow. Explain each step with just a few words as you demonstrate it, so your child concentrates on what you are doing rather than what you are saying. Then let your child practice until she is competent at each stage. Learning to ride a bicycle is a good analogy. When children are ready, parents often give them a tricycle, and let them learn how to mount and dismount, how to steer, and how to work the pedals. As safe as tricycles are, they usually do not have brakes, and we are careful where we let our children ride them. Eventually the time comes when children ask for a "big kid's bike". Parents choose a bike that is the right size for their child, and it comes equipped with training wheels. Those extra wheels help keep this much larger bike upright, and allow your child to get used to the pedals, steering, and brakes. Slowly, they become more and more confident until they ask us to remove the training wheels. Before you know it, they are zipping around on their bikes, and you constantly have to remind them to wear their safety helmets! Step by step, this process of mastering an everyday skill is made easier by careful planning, and patient instruction and support from parents. Lessons such as these continue as your child grows up, until they are grown. The process of teaching your teenager to drive is a good example of an everyday life skill your child learns when she is almost grown. Leaning how to deal with conflicts with friends, manage savings, and plan a small party, are other examples. Perhaps one of the most difficult things to do as a parent, once we have taught our children new skills, is to then allow them to continue to practice these tasks as part of their everyday life without interfering. We would never suggest that a child who has learned to ride a two-wheeler bike goes back to training wheels, but how often do we continue to bundle a child into her coat or shoes long after she is capable of put them on without our help?

A sense of order A key element in teaching your children everyday life skills is keeping everything tidy. In their crucial sensitive period for order, their world needs to be well organized. If they are taught where things belong, and how to return them correctly when they are finished using them, they internalize this sense of order, and carry it with them for the rest of their lives. Teach your children to take only one toy or book off the shelf at a time, and to return it to the same place when they are done. Most of us can be overwhelmed by the chaos that quickly develops around the house if we leave things lying around. Children are particularly sensitive to this. While they are most often masters at creating a mess, most find it difficult to clean up after themselves. The most efficient approach is to clean up as you go along. While some children may be born with a "neat gene", children can be taught right from the start to work and play in a tidy way without stifling their creativity or stripping playtime of fun. The secret is to establish a ground rule and gently but firmly teach your children that while they may select anything from their shelves to work and play with for as long as they wish, they must return it when they are done, and may not remove something new until the last thing has been put away. Some toys are better when used together with other toys-a set of building blocks and a collection of toy cars, for example. All you need to do in this instance is incorporate the two toys into a collection. Children can easily learn special rules, such as the idea that the toy cars and blocks go together, and it's OK to play with them at the same time. The key idea is to get all of the toy cars and blocks returned to the shelf before your child goes on to the next project.

Photographic labels Use photos on storage containers to help your child return things to the right place. You can also place a photo on each shelf showing how the entire shelf should look when all the toys, games, books, and other items are stored there have been placed in proper order. This allows the children to use the photo as a control of error whenever they take the materials off the shelves to play, work, dust, polish, or inspect them for damage.

Practical storage I strongly recommend against toy boxes. Set up low shelves to hold your child's books, toys, and games in his bedroom and in those rooms around the house where you and the family tend to spend time. Find ways to contain toys with many parts to keep them from going everywhere. Usually this would involve using some sort of container that is large enough to hold all the pieces and sturdy enough not to fall apart or look tattered with use. Depending on the nature of a particular toy, a heavy plastic container, a strong basket, a sturdy wooden box, or perhaps a large jar or bowl, are good options.

Defined work/play areas You probably don't want your child finger painting in the middle of your living room rug. You certainly don't want her painting on the walls either. Think about each toy and activity that you are going to make available to your child, and determine where each can be used safely without creating a mess that would be difficult for your child to clean up. Some activities ought to be done in the kitchen or in a room that has a tile floor that makes it fairly simple to clean up spilled food or paint. Some might be okay to use in the family room, but not where people will have to step over them as they come and go. Still others are outdoor activities, such as woodworking or throwing balls, and need to be done in the yard. Establish your plan and then teach your child how to do things correctly, rather than punishing or criticizing for making mistakes. If you do find your child using a toy in the wrong place, redirect him to move to where this activity belongs. If a mess has been made, it is reasonable, depending on your child's age, to expect him to clean it up, or to at least help. This often doesn't work well with toddlers. With them, prevention is the only defense! Don't allow them to get access to something that they should not use. Some things are fine to work or play with on a sofa. Some are best done at a table. However, many of the activities children enjoy they find most comfortable doing on the floor. Give your children small rugs or mats to define their work/play area. Toys and puzzles have a tendency to spread out all over a room if you don't help children to contain them. A small floor mat or rug defines an excellent work/play area on the floor. For larger projects, such as a giant city built of blocks, your child can use two mats together. Teach your children how to roll and unroll their mat for storage in a large basket. Think about how your child can safely and carefully carry each toy or utensil from the shelf to where they want to work and play. Often the best way is to carry a toy in its own container. Some toys, games, or utensils are easily carried by themselves-a doll, for example. Others involve many pieces, and sometimes the set is too large or heavy for children to carry. In this case, provide small trays that your child can use to carry enough pieces to work with in one or more trips. Keep in mind that children do not automatically know how to carry things on a tray without spilling, so you will need to demonstrate and let your child practice. Small baskets may be easier for a child who finds using a tray difficult. Teach your child to take care of her toys and other belongings. Rather than punishing her if she breaks something, or simply buying a replacement, take the time to show her how to use things correctly. When a toy, game, or anything else is broken, see if it can be repaired, then make that process a lesson itself. Encourage your child to help you repair things and teach her how to do simple repairs herself. Demonstrate how you personally take care of your family home, and encourage your children to do likewise on a daily basis. Draw their attention to the small details, such as picking up stray pieces of paper, beads, or other debris from the floor.

Beautiful toys Children respond to the beauty of natural materials such as wood, silver, and brass. Select toys, tools, and other everyday items that your child will use on the basis of their appropriate size, ease of handling, and beauty. When you choose trays, pitchers, and other utensils for your child to use in everyday life skills, avoid cheap plastic things-look instead for the most attractive materials that you can find and afford. The aim is to design activities that will draw your child's interest and create a prepared home environment that is harmonious and beautiful.

Learning to Observe Your Child and Follow His or Her Lead

As parents we often feel the need to direct our children, but Montessori believed we should follow them instead. How much time do you spend watching your child? I don't mean watching half-heartedly while you are doing something else. I mean focusing your attention completely on your child for an extended period. There is no better way to begin using Montessori's principles in your home than by sitting back and observing what your child is looking at, what he says, and what he does. Children have so much to teach us about their needs and interests if we will only take the time to pay attention.

How to observe You may want to keep a bound notebook or journal in which you can make notes and keep a record of your observations. Regularly set aside some time to observe you child. Sit somewhere comfortable close to him so that you can easily see and hear him and any other children with whom he is playing. Make notes every so often about what you see. Over time, your notes will form an interesting record of your child's behavior at different ages, as well as helping you to notice if a pattern of behavior is emerging at a particular time. Try to interpret what your child's behavior means. When you notice that your child displays an interest in something new, try, without overwhelming him, to nurture it. Think about ways to introduce some new activities that will appeal to your child's activities and achievements.<>

What to observe Remember, the only thing that you can count on day after day with children is that, as they grow, their preferences, interests, and abilities change in unpredictable ways. Every time you observe your child, try to forget about previous experiences or perceptions and focus on what is really happening right now. While your child is playing, notice which toys he selects. How does he use them? Does he tend to play alone, or with others? Do you notice any patterns over time? Watch how your child moves about the house. Does he move from place to place quietly, moving gracefully, or does he race about? Is there a room in your home that your child prefers to be in? What seems to attract him to that room? When eating, note what your child most enjoys. Can he drink without spilling and use a fork and spoon appropriately and with good eye-hand coordination? How does your child behave at mealtimes? Is this a time when he likes to talk about his day? As you observe, think twice before you interfere with your child's activity. Your goal in this exercise is to learn from what he is doing, not to keep jumping up and correcting him.

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Children are Little Scientists: Encouraging Discovery Plan

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by Tim Seldin President, The Montessori Foundation Chair, The International Montessori Council Children have an inbuilt drive for discovery. Encourage your child to observe the world and to feel a sense of wonder for everything in it. Maria Montessori believed that all children behave like "little scientists" in that they are eager to observe and make "what if" discoveries about their world.

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Science can not only lead to well-paid and exciting jobs (think doctor, sports technologist, space craft engineer), it also opens up children's minds to new ideas and encourages a curiosity about the world around them. Here are some fun activities that you can do with your child to inspire their interest in science (thanks to science teacher Pippa Hardisty), plus links to some Royal Institution ExpeRimental hands-on experiments.

Cabbage water indicator

Aim:
To determine which substances are an acid and which ones are an alkali. The cabbage water acts as an indicator, changing colour if it is in contact with an acid or an alkali. Even if the concept of acids and alkalis is too complex for your child, they will wonder at the amazing colour changes in this experiment.
Method:

1. Chop and boil a quarter of a red cabbage

2. Strain off the cabbage water and keep it

3. Note what colour the cabbage water is

4. Place the cabbage water in several clear glasses or in several bowls

5. Place some washing soap powder in one of the glasses or bowls and note down any colour changes

6. Try the same thing with other household substances e.g. vinegar (acid), lemon juice (acid), orange juice (acid), soap (alkali), shampoo (alkali), conditioner (alkali)

The cabbage water should turn pink in acidic solutions, and blue or green in alkaline solutions.

Kids could also go on to make and try different indicators such as the juice from freshly boiled beetroot, blackberry juice or strawberry juice. They could also go on to use these natural colourings to dye some scrap materials.

Make your own lava lamp

Understand the science and download a free activity information sheet from ExpeRimental.

Which egg will cook first?

Aim:
To guess which egg will cook first.
Method:

1. Take two pans and fill them with the same amount of water

2. Boil two eggs, one in each pan, but over two different sizes of flame - one larger than the other. Boil both eggs for four minutes

3. Ask your child to guess which egg they think will cook first

4. Then crack them both open and look inside.

Answer: Both eggs should be the same when you open them up, because the water boils at 100 degrees, so even if the one flame is hotter the water will not get any hotter!

Race a balloon-powered car

Build a race cars out of cardboard, straws and a balloon and investigate physics, engineering and motion! Get step-by-step balloon car racer instructions from ExpeRimental.

Chromatography colours

Aim:
To explore how soluble different colours are...or to make pretty patterns!
Method:

1. Cut a circle of filter paper (such as coffee filter paper)

2. Place a dot of water soluble felt tip pen in the centre

3. Cut a narrow strip and fold back so that it hangs down (but is still attached at the centre)

4. Fill the bottom of a glass with water

5. Sit the filter paper on top of the glass of water, with the cut-out strip dangling into the water.

As the filter paper absorbs the water, colours will emerge and spread across the paper. Try it again with other colours - they will spread to different distances depending on how soluble they are. Note which colours travelled the furthest; these ones are the most soluble.

You can create some great patterns with this. You can also try the same thing with food colours, colourful sugar-coated chocolate sweets (wet them a bit and rub them on the paper), and also with hot and cold water to see if there is any difference in how quickly the colours spread.

Make giant bubbles

A couple of wooden spoons and some string are all you need to make truly giant soap bubbles! You'll also find out why bubbles are always round with a giant bubbles experiment guide from ExpeRimental.

Kitchen science experiments to do at home

Looking for more easy investigations for young scientists? Try some milk magic or a silly egg trick and experiment with gravity-defying water with the Science Museum's free Kitchen Science booklet.

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From science experiments to sensory explorations to STEM and STEAM activities, these science activities for preschoolers are sure to be a hit!

Science Experiments for Preschoolers

If you are looking for simple science experiments and activities to do with preschoolers, then this list is perfect for you.

Your kids are sure to have a blast exploring science!

My kids love science investigations so I am making a point of doing more of them. To get myself started, I decided create a collection of my favorite science activities.

Since I know many of you are also looking for science experiments and activities to do with preschoolers, I decided to share them here for you too.

If you are looking for science activities for preschoolers, this is going to be a HUGE help to you.

Top 30 Science Activities for Preschoolers

1. This lava lamp experiment is a HUGE hit with kids. It is by far my most popular science activity. I bet your kids will enjoy it too!

2. Want to really WOW your kids? Try out this leak-proof bag science experiment. It's like a magic trick, but it's really science!

3. Make a rain cloud in a jar and develop fine motor skills too! This science activity allows young children to explore and investigate what happens when it rains.

4. This oil and water science exploration is a fun and colorful way to observe how oil and water don't mix together.

5. Grab some Skittles and water and make a Skittles rainbow for a fun and colorful surprise!

6. Kids will be amazed by this Magic Milk Science Experiment!

7. Explore clouds and rain with a simple science investigation that will totally engage young kids.

8. Dye flowers a variety of colors with this Color Changing Flowers Experiment.

9. This Rust Resistant Magnetic Discovery Bottle is a super cool way to explore magnetism.

10. This science activity encourages kids to explore colors with chemical reactions. It's also a great way to develop fine motor skills.

More Preschool Science Experiments

11. This weather activity combines a popular book and a classic experiment to introduce kids to tornadoes.

12. Teach kids about animal habitats while Sorting Animals on a Venn Diagram. It's really easy to set up and even toddlers can participate.

13. This awesome Walking Water Science Experiment will wow kids all of ages!

14. Make a Rainbow Jar and introduce young children to density. It's really neat.

15. The kids will get a kick out of this super cool dancing raisins science experiment!

16. This Water Xylophone Science Experiment combines music and science. It's easy enough for your kids to make too.

17. Amaze your kids with Dancing Rice! This baking soda and vinegar investigation is very intriguing.

18. These shaving cream clouds are so gorgeous! I can't wait to do this one!

19. Did you know that you can inflate a balloon with baking soda and vinegar? You have to try this one!

20. My kids absolutely love this Solar System Scavenger Hunt! It's a fun way to introduce preschoolers to the solar system and planets within it.

21. Your kids will love this super cool Lava Lamp Science Experiment.

22. Introduce preschoolers to the Zones of the Ocean with these engaging sensory bottles!

23. Make a pulley and teach kids about simple machines with this activity that will have kids moving and learning!

24. This Growing Plants Science Activity is a fantastic way to teach kids about plants! It even includes a observation sheet that is easy enough for preschoolers to use. (not pictured)

25. Explore ramps and friction with this super simple science activity for kids!

26. This ocean in a bottle looks amazing! It is a great way to explore oil and water.

27. Did you know you can make your own dinosaur excavation activity and only use two simple ingredients that you probably have in your house? It's really cool!

28. This static electricity butterfly experiment is so neat. It's very easy to make and you'll be surprised by how long this will occupy your kids.

Fun Preschool Science Activities

29. My kids absolutely love baking soda and vinegar reactions! This post will tell you how to get really amazing reactions.

30. Explore what melts in the sun with this fun science experiment. It's perfect for a warm, sunny day.

31. Teach kids about the water cycle with this Water Cycle in a Bag! It's perfect for young children.

32. Kids will have a blast building a LEGO Volcano and watching it erupt.

33. This oobleck recipe is a fun and easy science activity for kids! You just need 2 ingredients and your kids will be ready for lots of fun sensory play!

34. Our kids loved this simple keep paper dry under water science experiment. They were amazed when the paper didn't even get wet!

35. This Grow a Rainbow science experiment was a blast! It is a simple way for young kids to learn about capillary action!

36. This catapult activity is a fun and easy STEM activity that your kids will love!

37. Your kids will love seeing the Fireworks in a Jar reactions in this easy experiment!

38. This floating dry erase marker science activity is easy and fun! You just need dry erase markers and water!

39. This dancing corn science activity is quick to setup and you just need a few ingredients you can find around your house.

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30 Amazing Science Activities for Preschoolers

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This years Science Week happens from 12th - 19th November so here are some ideas that you might find useful.

My favourite experiments

Collaboration

For Science Week last year the children in 6th class worked in groups to research and carry out science experiments. Younger classes then went to visit their classrooms to see these experiments. It was a massive success and great fun for all involved.

Experiments for homework

As well as this - each class got 5/6 experiments to try out. The children worked individually or in small groups and for their homework they carried out the experiments. Then they brought the materials into school and each individual or group shared their experiment and findings. (You can print a range of different experiments from 'Primary Science' that the children could use.)

Carousel of experiments

Children can work in groups of 4/5 and carry out a range of different experiments in the classroom. They could do 1 a day or spend a full day doing different experiments.

Rotating teachers

There are 6/7 of each class in my school. Last year each teacher in 3rd class chose a strand/strand unit and then carried out the experiment with each class - great for kids to work with different teachers . Alternatively each teacher could plan 1 lesson and then share their planning and resources (powerpoint presentations, equipment etc.)

Websites/Books

Primary Science - lots of experiments; categories for different strands/strand units/ ages

Science Sparks - brilliant site - lots of experiments and ideas!

Science Wows - really brilliant site for Science!
National Geographic Kids Science Experiments Around the Home
More useful websites

365 Science Experiments - available from The Book Depository for €10.31

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At SFI we believe in the ability of science, technology, engineering & maths to effect positive change in the world and drive a sustainable international economy. https://www.sfi.ie/engagement/discover-primary-science-and-maths/resources/stem-at-home/

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NASA encourages you to visit NASA Kids' Club and use its games and activities to inspire the next generation.