Fri, Nov 22, 2013
Cut colorful plastic notebook dividers into pieces. Dip pieces in water. Stick them on a window. Layer them. more...
Cut colorful plastic notebook dividers into pieces. Dip pieces in water. Stick them on a window. Layer them. more...
Place objects on a light table. Try plastic shapes, water beads, sand, mirrors, magne-tiles, x-rays... more...
Pour milk in a cup. Use a straw to blow bubbles in the milk. What do the bubbles look and feel like? more...
Make slime from water and Metamucil. Play with it. What does it feel like, look like and smell like? more...
Look for tracks. Make your own tracks by yourself or with your toys. What do they look, feel and smell like? more...
Line a big tray with paper. Squeeze paint on the paper. Add golf balls. Tip the tray. What happens to the balls and Paint? more...
Fit PVC pipes together into the shape of a phone. Speak into one end. Listen through the other. What do you hear? more...
Make fingerpaint. Paint on drawing paper, wax paper, tin foil, magazine cover, acrylic mirror. How is it different? more...
Set a character in front of several camping mirrors. Position the mirrors in different places. What do you see? more...
Make a 'Bunny Copter' out of paper and a paperclip. Drop it from the top of the playground. How does it travel? more...
Make a boat out of a baggie. Add coins. Does it float? Add a jar lid. Does this help? more...
Use rope and a pulley to lift a jug of water or send a paper message. more...
Make a conveyor belt from pvc, pool noodle and a towel. How can you use it to transport objects? more...
Build water walls using toys and other materials. How does your water wall work? more...
Sprinkle Kool-Aid on paper. Paint with a 'paintbrush' made of an ice cube on a popsicle stick. What happens? more...
Hike half a mile up the South San Gabriel River and find Acrocanthosaurus tracks! more...
Make gelatin in the shape of cubes, concave lenses and convex lenses. Place them on postcards. What do you see? more...
Make a Wind Vane and Anemometer. Take them outside in different weather. How do they behave? more...
Squirt shaving cream into a cup of water. Drip food coloring onto the shaving cream. What happens? more...
Put two straws in a cup of water. Drink through them. Put one of the straws outside the cup. Can you still drink? more...
Fill an un-inflated balloon with sand. Tie the balloon. Squeeze it. Does it hold it's shape? more...
Line a plastic jar with a plastic bag and seal it with a rubberband. Can you pull the bag out of the jar? more...
Draw on coffee filters with markers. Submerge part of the coffee filter in water. Do the colors bleed? more...
Pour baking soda on a plate. Use a pipette to drip colored vinegar on top. What can you see and hear? more...
Pour water down a sheet pan filled with soil, and another filled with soil and mulch. Which erodes more? more...
Roll a hoop, disk and ball down a slide. If they are the same diameter, which will win? more...
Pour red or blue Kool-Aid through several different soils. Which soils retain or leach which dyes? more...
Pour scent on a cottonball, and place this in a plastic spice jar. Can your friends guess what it is? more...
Spin one lid on top of another. Does it spin better if there are dice or marbles in between the lids? more...
Compare home-made rubber band powered cars to pull-back motion cars. How do they work? more...
Suspend a ball. Build a tower of blocks. Swing the ball near the tower. What happens to the tower? more...
Mix shaving cream and cornstarch. Play with it. How does it feel? more...