Experiments for little ones....
Sunday, 25 May 2008 15:45
I've been tugging my mind to think of fun things I could do with Sam .....and then I remembered seeing the NSWAGTC website advertising the science experiment workshops. That inspired me: why don't I create some fun experiments for us to do?
So every couple of days, Scientist Sam (sometimes Engineering Sam) and mum have been doing fun experiments, and I'm so pleased Sam loves them.
Experiment 1:
What happens when you put ice in the sun?
We took some ice blocks from the fridge and left them in a teacup in the sun for a couple of hours, and Sam was shocked and entertained to see "they break!" (melt).
Experiment 2:
How do we get night and day?
We got an inflatable earth planet and Sam stuck a picture of him on Australia. Then we turned off the lights in his room. I turned on the torch sun and Sam turned the earth planet around and around... and sometimes his picture was in the light and sometimes in the dark! Sam was delighted to learn that the earth turns and that's how we get night and day.
Experiment 3:
What happens when you make water go very, very cold?
Sam filled a bowl with water and then put in the freezer. He put his finger in and played with the water. When he went to get his water after many hours, he was almost horrified that it went hard! He couldn't stick his finger in.
Experiment 4:
What happens when you put chocolate in the sun?
It melts! (OK, I admit, maybe this one was just an excuse to justify buying some chocolate - we used a piece and I enjoyed the rest..........)
I love that Sam looks forward to our experiments. We only do one every few days as its taking his mum some brain tugging to keep coming up with ones that are simple and fun (more reason to attend one of the NSWAGTC's workshops). My challenge is now to come up with another 4 experiments! I'd love to hear of more ideas......maybe we'll plant some seeds next.
Just in...
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