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This collection of resources from Science NetLinks offers kids the opportunity to learn fun science concepts by conducting their very own science experiments. The activities don't require a previous understanding of scientific theories by the supervising adult, can be done with materials found around the house, and are adaptable into however much time is available for them and for a large or small number of children.



Color Burst
What We Will Explore: What are the color components of various colors of ink? In what order do colors separate? How might a mixture of dyes be separated?
pdfActivity (for the parent or leader)
pdfChild Explorer Activity Sheet


Floating Eggs
What We Will Explore: Do the properties of water change when a substance is dissolved in it? In particular, since some objects float on water and others sink, how will floating and sinking behaviors be changed, if at all, by dissolved substances in the water?
pdfActivity (for the parent or leader)
pdfChild Explorer Activity Sheet


How Strong Is Your Magnet?
What We Will Explore: Does magnetic attraction depend upon how far the object is from the magnet? Does magnetic attraction work through paper? through aluminum foil? through a tin can lid? How does a magnet work? How does a refrigerator magnet work?
pdfActivity (for the parent or leader)
pdfChild Explorer Activity Sheet


Making Bubbles
What We Will Explore: What are some of the physical properties of soap bubbles?
pdfActivity (for the parent or leader)
pdfChild Explorer Activity Sheet


Static Electricity
What We Will Explore: What happens on a dry day when you scuff across a rug and then reach out to touch a metal doorknob (or other metal object)? What happens when you place an inflated balloon against a wall? What happens if you rub the balloon briskly with a piece of carpeting or wool before you place it against a wall? Are these various observances related? What else can you do to explore these phenomena?
pdfActivity (for the parent or leader)
pdfChild Explorer Activity Sheet


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