Today we were looking at Friction. Friction is a force that works against an object that is moving. First, we rubbed our hands together quickly, to see what happened. After a short while they began to feel warm. The friction of our hands rubbing together was creating heat. Next … Continue reading
We did a simple evaporation experiment with salt water. First, mix some salt into water, with as much salt as will dissolve into the water. Then pour some of the salt water into a dish, and leave it on a sunny windowsill. … Continue reading
This is a craft activity that I have been meaning to do with the children for ages, but never had the right materials. It is a simple, fun and effective craft to do. – Simply draw your design onto black card and cut out. – Stick this onto a piece of clear sticky back plastic, … Continue reading
Today we looked at the density of different liquids. Here is an ordinary glass of water: We want to see if these other liquids are more or less dense than the water. If they are more dense they will sink, if they are less dense they will float! First up was the agave … Continue reading
This was a really fun and simple way to look at classification with younger children. Even my 3 year old loved it! Start off by collecting together lots of different objects (making sure there are similarities between some of them). This was our collection: I put them … Continue reading
As it is half term this week, lots of our regular activities aren’t on. I decided we should do some of the science experiments that I have had in mind to do for a while. This is a fun and simple experiment that can easily be done at home, and lets the kids get involved … Continue reading
This activity involves “investigating” an apple tree by making observations using our senses. I asked Daisy what she could see; apples, leaves, branches, twigs and a trunk! The apples were growing on the branches. … Continue reading
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