Make a Zoetrope for 4th of July

What is a zoetrope? A zeotrope is a spinning toy that is similar to a flip book in that the quick flashing of pictures makesthe viewer think they are seeing an animation. Some zoetropes, like the one imaged here, are hand driven. That is, the viewer uses a crank to …

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4th of July Crafts for Kids

4th of July Crafts for Kids Paint fireworks with rockets Make a confetti popper Cook up homemade smoke bombs (!Caution!) Shoot off match rockets Design a firework zoetrope Nothing spells quintessential summer quite like 4th of July. That means no time for school – but the 4th of July opens …

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Engineering Cupid’s Bow and Arrow

diy simple electronics circuits for kids mothers day tea cozy supplies

What you’ll learn: Engineering and design principles. Key takeaways: Tinkering, modifying, and editing a design can help the final piece function better. Valentine’s science experiments are a fun way to bring play into the holiday. This is a fun Valentine’s day kids project that can easily be packed up into …

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Celebrating black scientists with fun paper circuit activities

paper circuit activities celebrating black scientists

This is a fun set of paper circuit activities to celebrate some amazing black scientists. Without men and women of all backgrounds, our science would be far less rich. Here is the supply list you will need for this week’s activities: Paper circuit supplies on Amazon  George Washington Carver (Agriculture) Born …

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Floating Magnets Paper Circuit Activity

Floating Magnets Paper Circuit Activity

Hey Science Family! We’ve been busy sciencing (Evan’s word) and we’re ready for another Circuit Friday! Today we’re going to use our magnets to create a floating world, if we can!  This is a free-build circuit activity so you’re project will definitely look a lot different than ours, but the …

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Magnetic Slime recipe and Tutorial!

magnetic slime image with iron filings showing magnetic field lines

It’s Slime day! Slime Day!! Magnetic Slime Day! Magnets! We need some slime-loving, magnet hoarding kiddos for today’s lesson! Today, we’re making magnetic slime, which is amazing, and then we’re using that slime to visualize the field lines that surround magnets. Which is even more amazing! We’ve got the Zoom …

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Can you split water into hydrogen and oxygen?

water split activity using graphite to make oxygen and hydrogen

Hey Science Family! I used to constantly be looking around for extra Oxygen and Hydrogen atoms, I never could find enough for my projects. Then I realized I could just take water and split it in two. Easy right? Science is never as easy as that first idea, and I …

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