Category: Little Mad Scientist
Parts of a Flower
| March 27, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Home Learners Group, Kiddos In Action, Linky Party, Little Mad Scientist, Printables, PowerPoints and More, Science, Science Printables, Subjects & Themes |
This week our home learners group got together for the second week in our gardening activity. Our topic this week was the parts of a flower. Supplies: Lilies magnifying Glass Parts of a Flower Worksheet This was a simple activity where we had the kids look and “dissect” a flower to learn the different parts of the flower. We had the kids look at the flower and try to match up the different parts of the flower with the labels on the worksheet. They also colored the picture to match the actual flower. Thing 1 really enjoyed the activity. I… {Read More}
{Little Mad Scientists} Parachuting Bugs
| February 7, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Kiddos In Action, Linky Party, Little Mad Scientist, Science, Subjects & Themes, Totally 3, wONEderland |
I will have to admit, after I planned this activity I was really worried that it wasn’t going to work. However, it turned out well and all three boys had a lot of fun dropping their parachutes down. Supplies: 2 plastic trash bags yarn ruler scissors Directions: 1. Cut three squares out of the plastic trash bags. I made one that was 5 inches by 5 inches. The second was 10 inches by 10 inches and the third was 15 inches by 15 inches. 2. Cut 4 pieces of string for each parachute. Cut the first four 6 inches long. Cut… {Read More}
{Little Mad Scientists} Cups & String
| January 31, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Kiddos In Action, Linky Party, Little Mad Scientist, Science, Subjects & Themes, Totally 3 |
I know you have seen it, two kids talking to each other through two cups and a string. However, I have always wondered if it really works. So as part of our science Fridays, I thought that the boys and I would test it out. Supplies: 2 plastics cups string (the longer the better) we used some embroidery thread that I had Directions: 1. Put a small hole in the bottom of both plastic cups. 2. Thread the string through each end of the cups. Tie a knot in the string so it stays inside the cup. 3. Spread apart… {Read More}
{Little Mad Scientists} Volcano!
| January 24, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Linky Party, Little Mad Scientist, Science, Subjects & Themes |
Ever since my boys saw the new chipmunk movie, they have wanted to learn about volcanos. So, after doing some searching I found a volcano experiment that I wanted to try with the boys. The reason I chose this version of making a volcano was that the bubbles in this version are filled with the same gas that make bubbles in real lava. Supplies: 8 oz glass or plastic bottle 2 Tbsp yeast 2 Tbsp honey 6 C. flour 2 C. salt 4 Tbsp cooking oil 2 C. water 1 C. warm water Large bowl Baking Pan Directions: 1. In… {Read More}
{Little Mad Scientists} Baking Soda & Vinegar
| January 17, 2012 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Kiddos In Action, Linky Party, Little Mad Scientist, Science, Subjects & Themes, Totally 3 |
I love doing science activities with my boys. I think they are pretty neat, but I love to see they boys’ faces when something cool happens. This is a super simple activity that amused my boys for over an hour and probably more if I had not run out of vinegar. Ingredients: baking soda vinegar food coloring (optional) baking sheet (optional) Directions: 1. Put baking soda on the pan. I then added the food coloring to each boys pan. Then add vinegar and see what happens. We used a syringe, a spray bottle, a suction thing (sorry I can’ think of what it is called) and… {Read More}
{Little Mad Scientists} : Melting Ice
| December 20, 2011 | Posted by Mommy Cameron | Homeschooling under Fun at 4, Kiddos In Action, Linky Party, Little Mad Scientist, Subjects & Themes, Totally 3 |
I am not sure how the conversation started, but the boys and I were talking about melting ice. So, I thought we could have a little fun and melt some ice for our weekly science experiment. We tested to see what would melt ice the fastest; nothing added, salt, cold water, salt water, or hot water. Supplies: ice cubes salt water 9 bowls What we did: To help my boys out measured out a small amount (2 TBSP) of each different thing we were going to use to melt the ice and put it into some small bowls for the boys to explore. While they explored, I… {Read More}
