Category: Science
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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
- 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
- For a whole day, ask your child to notice each time water is used.
- 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
- 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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Fast and Slow
Your Child Will Learn
Words to describe speed
Here’s What to Do
- Head to a playground or outdoor space where you can swing and move with your child. You can do this activity with swings or infant scooters or even
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Kitchen Sensory Play
Your Child Will Learn
How to use all 5 senses to observe cooking ingredients
Here’s What to Do
- Choose 3-5 ingredients in your kitchen that have different textures (examples: salt, sugar, rice, pasta, beans, lentils). Place each one in its
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Sprouting a Seed
Your Child Will Learn
How plants change as they grow and how to take care of a plant
Here’s What to Do
- Use a spray bottle to dampen (but not soak) a paper towel. Place the paper towel inside of
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Magnet Predictions
Your Child Will Learn
The scientific process and an introductory understanding of magnets
Here’s What to Do
- Find a magnet (like one from the fridge). Gather a bunch of small objects made out of different materials (examples: stones, shells, coins,
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Night Sky Journal
Your Child Will Learn
How to make and record scientific observations by drawing
Here’s What to Do
- Before bedtime, head to a window with a view of the night sky (or head outside). Direct your child’s attention to the sky.
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Night Sky Noticing
Your Child Will Learn
How to observe and describe things in the world around them
Here’s What to Do
- Before bedtime, head to a window with a view of the night sky (or head outside).
- Direct your child’s attention to
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Rolling Ramps
Your Child Will Learn
Exploring how ramps affect how an object moves
Here’s What to Do
- Gather a flat surface to use as a ramp (like: a cardboard box, baking sheet, book, pillow) and a small ball or toy car.