Category: Science and Inquiry

  • Bubble Chase

    Your Child Will Learn

    To observe the effect wind has on bubbles

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Head outside with a bottle of blowing bubbles. Pick a starting point and put something there to mark it (a ball, a water bottle, etc.).
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  • Build-A-Track

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to build a simple machine that changes the speed and direction of objects

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather a bunch of materials to build a toy race track (examples: cardboard boxes, toilet paper/paper towel rolls,
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  • Three Little Pigs Building Challenge

    Your Child Will Learn

    Investigating characteristics of Earth’s materials

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Read or tell your child the story of the Three Little Pigs.
    2. Head outside to a park, backyard, or other green space. Bring a small figurine or
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  • Creature Scavenger Hunt

    Your Child Will Learn

    Observing the characteristics of animals and considering how they are similar/different

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Head outside to a park, backyard, or other green space. Bring a camera or smartphone if possible.
    2. Search for these (hint:
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  • Plant Scavenger Hunt

    Your Child Will Learn

    About the features of plants and trees

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Head outside to a park, backyard, trail or other green space.
    2. Search for these parts of trees and plants:
      1. Leaf
      2. Flower
      3. Trunk/Bark
      4. Seed/Nut
      5. Stem
      6. Fruit/Berry
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  • Baking Transformations

    Your Child Will Learn

    To observe the physical changes that happen to ingredients while baking.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Choose a favorite family baking recipe that’s special to your culture, such as making tortillas, pita or naan, or a special
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  • Cooking Rice

    Your Child Will Learn

    Observing how a non-living object can change

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather the supplies you need to make rice (using whatever method your family usually uses).
    2. Before cooking, observe the rice and the water.  Ask your
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  • Fort Building

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to use tools and materials to solve an engineering problem

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to think of what materials they would need to build a fort. Gather the materials from around the
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  • Water Journal

    Your Child Will Learn

    How water plays a role in everyday life

    Here’s What to Do

    1. For a whole day, ask your child to notice each time water is used.
    2. Make a list: write down each time your child notices
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  • Let’s Make a Hanger Balance Scale!

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to measure weight with a simple balance scale

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Make your hanger scale. Use scissors or a hole punch to make two small holes on opposite sides of the top of a
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