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Winter Science Experiments for Kids
WINTER SCIENCE The changing seasons are perfect for incorporating different types of science activities into your learning at home. Kids love themes, and a winter theme makes science so engaging!
Once the water has absorbed the scents, remove any undissolved items from the jars. To do this experiment, you’ll need: Place the finished jars on the table and place sticky notes down with • 5 small empty glass jars the scents listed on them. Ask your • Water kids to open each jar and match it • 5 cloves The science experiments for kids to one of the sticky notes. Even if • A cinnamon stick listed below are fun hands-on they created the scents in the lab, • A tablespoon of vanilla extract experiences to get those little minds they will enjoy reopening them and • 4 peppermint Altoids thinking. These activities will invite matching the scents up! • A sprig of pine or fir tree kids to explore, test, think, observe, • Food coloring and discover! Experimenting is great MELT A SNOWMAN This is a fun way to introduce a because it leads to discoveries and To set up the scent lab, place each little bit of chemistry to your kiddos. discoveries spark curiosity. of the scented items in separate There’s a lot to learn and explore in jars. Add food coloring to the jars WINTER SCENT LAB this hands-on science experiment! to disguise what the smell is – for The sense of smell is amazing, example, don’t color the cinnamon Here’s what you’ll need for this especially since it’s so often activity: connected to memory. Our sense of stick jar red, as color can often be associated with smell. Then, fill the • Baking soda-based fake snow smell is regulated by the olfactory jars with water and close them up. (if you need a recipe, try 1 cup bulb, which happens to be in the Let sit for 24 hours to help the of shaving cream and 1 cup of limbic system, the part of the brain water really pick up the smells. baking soda) where memories are stored. This science experiment for kids is a fun way to experiment with the sense of smell and how we recognize each different smell we encounter!
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• White vinegar • Droppers • Googley eyes, baby carrots, sticks, and any other items you need to decorate your snowman First, make the fake snow. Next, have your kids take the snow and make a small snowman on a plate or tray. Don’t forget to decorate and dress him up! Once they’re done, fill droppers with vinegar and let your kids take turns squirting the vinegar on the snowman, making him fizz and “melt” away. This science experiment is showing what happens when a chemical reaction takes place. A chemical reaction is all about what happens when an acid reacts with a base. In this case, the vinegar and baking soda combine, and carbon dioxide is released causing bubbles and fizzy froth.
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