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I actually already had these two activities listed on the website, but I have only just recently added photos of these activities. Sometimes having a picture of the idea, seeing it in reality, makes all the difference in the world. I have been updating a lot of the pages by adding photos to activity ideas.
Can You Fix It?
I bought a simple, inexpensive flashlight, took it apart, and placed it on the science shelf. Children put it back together like a puzzle through trial and error. Once they get all the pieces together correctly, the flashlight will turn on!
Can the Wind Move It?
This is a science experiment with wind where children blow on objects to simulate the wind. Place a variety of objects on the science shelf, some that can be moved by blowing them as well as some that cannot be moved. Children predict which objects they can move, then experiment with each by placing them on a nearby table and blowing. The objects I used were a wooden block, paper cup, metal spoon, piece of construction paper, craft pom pom, feather, and rock.
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I loved the science ideas and will use them in my classroom! Thanks!!!
I have just been looking through some of my books and the net trying to locate some science experiments to do with my three year old daughter. I was delighted to stop by here and see your great ideas. i really like the idea of trial and error with the flashlight.
This is an idea withe simple science experiments! Great blog!
I put out the flashlight activity today. I had a very small class because so many are out sick. Of course I am sorry that the kids are out sick, but the few of us that were there had such a great day. You can be so much more flexible with a small group! Anyway, after they very easily put the flashlights together, they took them to the puppet center, turned off the lights, and put on a shadow show. I loved their creativity!
what an awesome idea, I LOVE IT!!!!
very simple and lots of fun for them
thanks so much for sharing
Awesome ideas! It is always good to see what other teachers are doing out in the field.Thank you
How often do you change out your centers especially your science center and your sensory table?
Amy, I don’t have any set schedule for changing out the centers. As long as they are interested in something, I leave it there. If I see their interest waning, I change it. Typically, a sensory table might stay for about 2 weeks. In the science center, some things might stay 2 weeks, some might stay a month, but I have at least 4-5 different activities on the science shelf at a time. In the math & literacy center, I make sure I have some items related to whatever I’ve recently introduced, say if it’s patterns, I have materials for making patterns, but there are also counting activities, sorting, sizes, etc.
What would be a good PK science project using a poster?
Thanks
I need to make a 4 year old learning center. Every idea I have come up with the teacher says be more creative. She says she wants to see something she has never seen before. I am lost………. can someone give me an idea.
Thanks
JD