Frog Life Cycle Memory Game
With spring here in our family that means just one thing we are on the hunt for frogs. Ever since…
Science Experiments and Activities for Kids
Science experiments for kids and fun investigations that will blow their mind from kitchen science to DNA there’s lots to do and learn from.
Layers of the Earth Needle Felted Model
Models are a great way for kids to be able to learn different things. In my science classroom, I had…
Testing Soil – Simple Science for Kids
Kids love to dig in the soil and see what is there. But, soil is much much more than just…
Salt Dough Layers of the Earth Model
Science is full of concepts that are a little abstract and you can’t actually experience yourself. Things like there is…
DIY Tadpole Food Recipe
With spring lots of animals come out of hibernation and one of our favourites are the frogs. Suddenly the pond…
How to Test Rocks with Kids?
One of the best ways to learn about rocks is by making observations and comparing their features. You can do…
Layers of the Earth Sugar Cookies
Are you looking for a fun way to model the layers of the Earth? How about baking some cookies? Our…
3D Layers of the Earth Model to Make
One of my favourite areas of science to teach after Biology was Earth Science. I loved seeing the moments of…
Rock Activities for Earth Science
There is something fascinating about rocks – they are all around us we see them and when you start learning…
Grinch Heart – Peeps Candy Science Experiment
The Grinch in the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas had a heart problem. His heart was two sizes too…
Edible Metamorphic Rock Activity
Our edible metamorphic rock activity is a fun way to learn about how metamorphic rocks form. Metamorphic rocks are one of…
Learning about Sea Turtle Conservation with Kids
If there is something that has defined my life it’s Sea Turtle Conservation. Twenty years ago this June I headed…
Edible Igneous Rock Activity
Learning about how igneous rocks form is fun and easy with an edible igneous rock activity. Igneous rocks are one…
Recording and Graphing Weather
Weather is one of my favourite early years topics – it’s something that you can include in the curriculum any time…
Baking Soda Painting
If your kids enjoy painting and get excited about the reaction between baking soda and vinegar, then they’ll love painting…
Saving Seeds – Plant Science
Over the last year, we have been working on our garden clearing the rubbish and reducing the head high weeds…
Art and Science, Poem to Remember the Order of the Planets
Apart from animals my eldest’s second favourite topic is space, but he’s not really interested in aliens and sci-fi he…
Dinosaur Science
If there is a theme that captures kids imagination whether they are boy or girl it’s Dinosaurs and for Storybook…
No mess colour theory experiment – Simple Science at Home
It’s taken us a while, but we’ve finally learned our colour names – my preschooler spent a long time calling…
What makes balls bounce? – Simple Science at Home
With preschool science – a lot of the concepts and ideas that we consider to be scientific are far too…
DIY Newton’s Cradle STEAM Project explaining Newton’s Laws
I admit that at school physics was my poorest science subject, I just didn’t understand the fundamentals having had cover…
Wormery journalling
This week’s #playfulpreschool theme is all about The Earth, both of my kids are fascinated by what goes on underneath…
Growing Crystals without Borax – Simple Science at Home
One of the many kits I had growing up was a grow your own Crystal garden it was lovely and…
Lab Set – Science at home with Elementary Kids
I remember as a child getting my first chemistry set, the goggles, the test tubes, chemicals in their little pots…