Fun Science for Kids
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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Have you ever wondered how a simple electric motor works? From toy LEGO robots to cool drones that fly miles up, or Tesla cars that go 400 miles on a charge, electric motors are all around us. Today, we’re going to build our own simple electric motor and explore another …
Read MoreCreate a Simple Electric Motor with a Nail, magnet and battery
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 …
PSA No Playdough? You can easily make your own conductive dough with the recipe here: https://rosieresearch.com/playdough-circuits/ I’ve also copied it at the bottom of the email. Hey Science Family! Ready to lock in some electron knowledge? It’s time to add a little zip and zazzle to your sculpture making by …
Read MoreMake a Playdoh Sculpture light up with squishy circuits
PSA – Please remember, you can do these lessons whenever you want, or skip them completely if the energy isn’t there. Simply put, our goal is to give you as many options as possible for engaging and fun science activities so your kiddos will stay engaged with science. That being …
Read MoreCreate a Lemon Battery – Learn about batteries with your tongue!
Hey Spy Science Eavesdroppers! We’ve gathered intel, we’ve learned our tradecraft, we’ve encoded our messages and placed our dead drop. Now it’s time to radio in to base to let them know! But wait, we can’t just call them up, we need to send a secret message. We need to …
PSA – You’re going to want the printout for this one. We’re also going to continue both the Zoom and Youtube chat. Come over to Zoom if you don’t feel like being on Youtube or need some extra help from Evan. We always troubleshoot projects in Zoom and get things …
Read MoreEncryption fun! – Learn how to make and keep secret messages – Live at 1130
It’s Circuit Friday!!! Who’s excited?? I’m excited!!!!! We came up with this fun project a couple weeks ago and I have been itching to make it happen. Today, we’re making LED Bug sculptures using all the circuit skills we practice every week. These super cute little circuit bugs are easy …
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Hey Science Family! They don’t leave slime, they don’t bite, they roll around and have dainty little legs. Who am I talking about? Pillbugs of course! Today we’re going to learn a little about our friendly little leaf-eating friends, and build them a super sweet viewing chamber so we can …
Read MoreWhat do bugs love? learning about entomology and isopods