KNI Little Scientist Insert

Hey there kiddos!

W e are s o excited fo r yo u to j o i n us o n thi s j o urne y w i t h K i d s N i g h t In Bo x where yo u will beco me a re al l i f e s c i e nti s t!

S cien c e i s a ll ar o und us , al l the ti m e . F ro m the w e at h e r o u t s i d e t o t h e f o o d we e at , science is ever yw he re . S c i e nc e i s al l ab o ut e x p l o r i n g , o b s e r v i n g a n d e xperim enting. It ca n be tak i ng no te s o n ho w a p l an t g r o w s o r b l o w i n g u p a soda! W e ar e go ing to l e ad yo u thro ugh a f e w e xp e r i m e n t s t o s h o w y o u j u st h ow fun science ca n b e .

Adu lt s, p lease read b el ow f or i ns tructi ons i ntende d s p e c if ic a lly f o r y o u : T hrou gh this exper ience , w e ho p e that yo ur l i ttl e o n e ( s ) w i l l s e e s c i e n c e i n a new way. We want to s ho w the m ho w s c i e nc e i s s o i m p o r t a n t i n o u r e ve ryd ay liv es. We a lso ho p e that thi s Ki d s Ni ght I n Bo x e x p e r i e n c e w i l l h e lp y ou a nd yo ur little o ne ( s ) m ak e val uab l e m e m or i e s t o g e t h e r .

E ac h m onth, we giv e a w ay a F R E E Ki d s Ni ght I n B o x o r S e n s o r y K i t t o s o m eone who snaps a p i c ture o f the i r l i ttl e o ne ( s ) e n j o y i n g t h a t m o n t h ’ s e xperie nce. To qua lify, s i m p l y p o s t yo ur p ho to o n I n s t a g r a m o r F a c e b o o k u sing t h e hashta g #Kids Ni g htI nB o x.

L ocat e yo ur custo m Littl e S c i e nti s t S p o ti f y p l ayl i s t a s w e l l a s o t h e r i t e m s y o u m ay need a t k id sni gh ti n b o x . c o m / l i ttl e- s c i en t i s t .

OPTI ON A L R ECIPE In g r ed ie n ts

T o o ls

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1 red bell pepper , s l i c e d

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Kni f e

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2 slices o f br ea d

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F ryi ng p a n

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B u t t er

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S p atul a

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2 slices o f A merica n c he e s e

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S m al l p o t

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Avoc a do , sliced

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C utti ng bo a r d

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1 e gg, bo iled & ha lv e d

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B aby car ro ts, sliced

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Cook ing spray ( o pti o nal )

ERUPTED VOLCANO

* D i s c l a i m e r : Ad u l t s u p e r v i s i o n is highly recommended when us in g t h e o v e n o r k n i f e . *

D ir ec t i o n s A l l right , f riends, let’s get s tarte d ! To b e g i n, p l ac e a s m a l l p o t o f w a t e r o n t h e st o ve an d hea t o n high unti l i t b e g i ns to b o i l . Pl ac e y o u r e g g i n t o t h e b o i l i n g w at e r and let co o k fo r ap p ro xi m ate l y 1 0 m i nute s . R e m o v e t h e e g g f r o m h e a t a n d let c o o l.

While your bo iled egg is c o o l i ng o f f , b e g i n s p re ad i ng b u t t e r o n t h e o u t s i d e s of bot h sl ices o f br ea d. Ne xt, p l ac e yo ur tw o s l i c e s o f Am e r i c a n c h e e s e i n b et w e en the two pieces o f b re ad . Us e e i the r c o o k i ng s p r a y o r a t a d b i t m o r e b u t t er t o gr ea se a fr ying p an o n m e d i um he at.

P lac e t h e sa ndwich o nto the f ryi ng p an and c o o k f o r a p p r o x i m a t e l y 2-3 m in u t e s on o ne side and the n us e a s p atul a to f l i p th e s a n d w i c h o v e r a n d c o ok for the sa me amo unt o f ti m e o n the o p p o s i te s i d e . On c e t h e s a n d w i c h i s w e ll t oasted a nd the chee s e i s m e l te d , re m o ve f ro m h e a t .

U s e a knife to cut the sand w i c h i nto a tri angl e and th e n p l a c e t h e s a n d w i c h on t o a plate with the to p o f the tri angl e p o i nti ng up . P e e l t h e e g g s h e l l o f f of t h e boi led egg a nd cut the e g g i n hal f . P l ac e the eg g n e a r t h e t o p c o r n e r of your p l ate to represe nt the s un. S l i c e the b ab y c ar r o t t h i n l y a n d p l a c e t h e slices around the egg to c re ate the s un’s rays .

S lic e your red bell peppe r i nto thi n s l i c e s and the n p l a c e 4-5 s l i c e s a t t h e t i p of t h e grilled cheese san d w i c h to c re ate the “l ava” e r u p t i n g o u t o f t h e v o l c a n o .

S lic e your av o cado into re c tangul ar s l i c e s and p l ac e t h e m u n d e r t h e b a s e o f t h e grilled cheese.

T a ke a goo d lo o k a t yo ur m as te rp i e c e , s nap a p ho to a n d t h e n E N JOY!

T HIS LITTLE SCI E NT I S T activity one

Messiness: 0/5

Time Allotted: 3/5

Objective: Rea d a s to ry to l e arn al l ab o ut f am o u s s c i e n t i s t s .

Materials: T his Little S c ie ntist b y J o an H o l ub and D a n i e l Ro o d e

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Let’s Predict Som e times science exp e ri m e nts are ve ry e xc i ti ng a n d m e s s y , l i k e m aking a v o lca no exp l o d e . O the r ti m e s s c i e nc e i s s q u e a k y c l e a n , l i k e st ud ying ho w so methi ng l i ve s o r g ro w s . W hi c he v e r i t i s , s c i e n c e i s a b o u t d iscovery. A n impo rtant j o b o f s c i e nti s ts i s to as k q u e s t i o n s a n d t h e n fin d o ut a nswer s.

Scien tists must ma ke p re d i c ti o ns , o r e d uc ate d gu e s s e s , a n d t h e n t e s t t heir kno wledge to s e e i f the i r g ue s s w as c o rre c t . T o d a y y o u a r e g o i n g t o m a ke a few pr edi c ti o ns ab o ut yo ur i nc l ud e d bo o k a n d t h e n d i s c o v e r h ow c lo se yo ur gues s e s w e re . Fi nd a w ri ti ng ute n s i l a n d f i l l i n y o u r p red ictio ns to the qu e s ti o ns b e l o w . The n tak e a l o o k i n t h e b o o k t o f i n d t he right a nswer s. Te s t yo ur p re d i c ti o n s k i l l s to s e e h o w m a n y a n s w e r s y ou ca n get right!

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H ow many scien ti s ts d o yo u thi nk are o n the f i r s t p a g e o f t h e b o o k ?

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Wha t kind o f a ni m al d o yo u thi nk M ari a S i b yl l a M e r i a n l i k e s t o p a i n t ?

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H ow many pa ges d o yo u thi nk thi s b o o k has ?

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Wha t do yo u think A l b e rt Ei ns te i n’s hai r l o o k s l i k e ?

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Wha t ar e 4 co lo rs yo u thi nk yo u m i ght s e e i n t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s t hr o ugho ut the bo o k ?

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Let’s Read & Discover Adu lt s , lo ca te yo ur i nc l ud e d b o o k and f i nd a c o mf y s p o t t o s i t a n d r e a d t oget her . Lea rn a ll ab o ut f am o us s c i e nti s ts and w h a t t h e y d i s c o v e r e d .

Allow yo ur little o ne( s ) to re ad the s to ry to yo u or v i c e v e r s a . Yo u c a n also t a ke turns rea d i ng to e ac h o the r.

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Let’s Discuss Wh en yo u finish r ea d i ng, us e the f o l l o w i ng q ue s t i o n s a s a g u i d e t o d e ep en yo ur co nv er s ati o n w i th yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) : • • •

Wha t d o sc ie nt i s ts d o ?

Why is sc ie nc e i m p o rta n t?

Who is your fa v o ri te s c i en ti s t fro m th e s tor y? W hy?

LE T’S EXPERIME NT activity two

Time Allotted: 3/5

Messiness: 2/5

Objective: P e rf o rm a f un e xp e ri m e nt.

Materials: B al l o o n | Y arn | Tap e | S tra w

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Balloon Rocket I n t h is exper iment, yo u w i l l c re ate a b al l o o n ro ck e t t h r o u g h t h e s c i e n c e of air.

Th e ba llo o n r o cket i n thi s e xp e ri m e nt m o ve s thr o u g h t h e a i r b y a t h rust. A t hrust is a p u s h i n g fo rc e b y en ergy. T h e a i r c o m i n g o u t o f t h e ba llo o n cr ea tes e ne rg y that c aus e s a p us hi n g f o r c e — m a k i n g t h e balloo n r o cket fly. Grab yo ur yarn, tap e , s traw , a n d b a l l o o n a n d f o l l o w t h e directio ns belo w!

S te p 1:

Tie o ne side o f the yarn to a s turd y i te m i n y o u r h o m e ( a c h a i r , t able leg, etc) .

S te p 2:

Find yo ur s traw and run the thre ad o f ya r n t h r o u g h t h e s t r a w , t h en tie the o ther e nd to a d i f f e re nt s turd y i te m n e a r b y .

S te p 3 :

Blo w up your b al l o o n! D O NO T ti e the ba l l o o n — i n s t e a d , k e e p t h e air in by using y o ur thum b and f i ng e r to p i nc h t h e o p e n i n g .

S te p 4:

Make sure yo ur s traw i s at o ne e nd o f y o u r y a r n , t h e n p l a c e your blo wn-up balloo n und e r the s traw and tap e t h e s t r a w t o t h e balloo n’s bo dy in thre e d i f f e re nt p l ac e s .

S te p 5: it fly!

When yo u a re re ad y to l aunc h, l e t g o o f t h e b a l l o o n a n d w a t c h

Ai r i s re le a se d from the ba lloon A i r t hr u s t pu s h e s t h e ba l l o o n f o r w a r d

U se t he questio ns be l o w to turn thi s ac ti vi ty i nto a n e x p e r i m e n t . P r e d i c t w hat yo u think the ans w e r w i l l b e and the n re p ea t t h e e x p e r i m e n t t o s e e if y ou were r ight!

EXPE R IM E NT Q UEST I ON S: 1.

Do es the ho w muc h ai r yo u b l o w i nto the b a l l o o n a f f e c t h o w f a r o r fast the ba llo o n trave l s ?

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Do es the size o f the s traw af f e c t ho w f ar o r f a s t t h e b a l l o o n t r a v e l s ?

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Do es the angle o f the yarn af f e c t ho w f ar o r f a s t t h e b a l l o o n t r a v e l s ?

SCIENCE & AR T activity three

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 4/5

Objective: D isco ver wha t k i nd o f s c i e nc e yo u c an f i nd i n a r t p r o j e c t s .

Materials: Pa per to wel | M ark e rs | Tw o c up s o f w ate r ( n o t i n c l u d e d ) Pl as ti c b o ttl e | A l k a S e l tz e r tab l e t s Vegetab l e o i l ( no t i nc l ud e d ) | Fo o d c o l o r i n g

RAINBOW ACTIVITY

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Grow a Rainbow U se science to ma ke yo ur o w n rai nb o w ! W atc h to g e t h e r a s t h e r a i n b o w grows befo r e yo ur e ye s .

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T a ke yo ur pa per to w e l o ut o f yo ur p l as ti c b a g . F o l d y o u r p a p e r t o w e l in ha lf v er tica lly. Us e a p ai r o f s c i s s o rs to trim t h e l e n g t h t o b e appr o xima tely 6 i nc he s ( any l o nge r and the r a i n b o w m a y n o t c o nnect fully) .

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Decide which 5 co l o rs yo u w o ul d l i k e i n yo ur r a i n b o w . C o l o r i n 1-1. 5 inch r ecta ngles o f e ac h c o l o r o n e ac h e nd o f t h e p a p e r t o w e l . ( P S : Be sure to a dd A LO T o f c o l o r to e ac h re c tangl e s o t h e r e i s e n o u g h d y e t o trav el.)

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Fill two co ntainers up w i th ab o ut ½ i nc h o f w a t e r . P l a c e o n e e n d o f t he pa per to wel i nto o ne c up , and the o the r e n d i n t h e o t h e r c u p .

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Lea ve the paper to w e l f o r 1 0 - 1 5 m i nute s and w a i t f o r a l l t h e c o l o r s t o co nnect. Whil e yo u are w ai ti ng , l e arn the s c i e n c e b e h i n d t h i s ex periment by r e ad i ng b e l o w . Y o u c an e ve n m o v e o n t o t h e n e x t activ ity a nd co m e b ac k !

T H E SCIE NCE BE HI N D T HI S E X PE R I M E N T T h e science behind thi s e xp e ri m e nt i s k no w n as c h r o m a t o g r a p h y .

Chr o ma t ogra phy is a w ay o f s e p arati ng o ut a m i x t u r e o f c h e m i c a l s . T h e wat er in the cups tr ave l s up the p ap e r to w e l , taki n g t h e m o l e c u l e s f r o m t he m ar ker s’ dye with i t. S i nc e the w as hab l e m ar k e r s a r e w a t e r -b a s e d , t heir co lo r s spr ea d out i n w ate r.

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Lava Lamp N e xt we ar e go ing to c re ate a l ava l am p ! Fi nd yo u r i n c l u d e d p l a s t i c b o t t l e , Alka-Seltzer tablets and f o o d c o l o ri ng . The n l o c a t e s o m e v e g e t a b l e o i l and get sta rted by fol l o w i ng the d i re c ti o ns b e l o w.

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Fill yo ur plastic b o ttl e a l i ttl e m o re than hal fw a y w i t h v e g e t a b l e o i l .

T hen fill the r est o f the b o ttl e w i th w ate r, l e a v i n g a b o u t a n i n c h o f space at the to p o f the b o ttl e .

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Add appr o xima te l y 1 0 d ro p s o f f o o d c o l o ri ng .

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B rea k up yo ur A l k a- S e l tz e r tab l e ts i nto q uart e r s . Ad d o n e p i e c e of A lka - S eltzer at a ti m e and w atc h the l ava f o r m . W a i t f o r a l l t h e b ubbles to settle b e f o re ad d i ng ano the r p i e ce o f Al k a -S e l t ze r t o k e e p t he bo ttle fr o m b e c o m i ng c l o ud y.

T H E SCIE NCE BE HI N D T HI S E X PE R I M E N T In your ho memade lava l am p , the ve ge tab l e o i l a n d w a t e r s t a y s e p a r a t e d b e c ause they ar e unab l e to f o rm c he m i c al b o nd s w i t h e a c h o t h e r . T h e Alka-Seltzer co nta ins s o d i um b i c arb o nate and c i t r i c a c i d . W h e n y o u m ix t hese two ingredi e nts w i th w ate r, the y te am u p t o p r o d u c e c a r b o n d ioxide. The ca rbo n d i o xi d e c re ate s the w ate r b u b b l e s t h a t f l o a t u p t hrou gh the o il ( o r the l ava) . The n, as the c he m i ca l r e a c t i o n s l o w s d o w n , t he w ater bubbles fa l l b ac k to the b o tto m .

SCIENCE & FO O D activity four

Time Allotted: 3/5

Messiness: 5/5

Objective: Use sci e nc e to m ak e i c e c re am f ro m s c r a t c h .

Materials: La rge pla sti c b ag | S m al l p l as ti c b ag | Va n i l l a | S u g a r

Non Included Materials: 1 cup o f milk ( o r s ub s ti tute ) | 1 /3 c up o f k o s h e r o r c o a r s e s a l t 2 - 3 c up s i c e , c rus he d o r c ube d

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Homemade Ice Cream Le t ’ s get star ted! Fo l l o w the i ns truc ti o ns b e l o w t o m a k e y o u r i c e c r e a m .

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C o mbine the mi l k , vani l l a and s ugar i n the s m a l l p l a s t i c b a g . S e a l t he bag tightly. No te : W hi l e s e al i ng the b ag, m a k e s u r e t o p r e s s o u t any air trapped i ns i d e i t.

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No w, grab the l arg e r p l as ti c b ag and m i x the i c e a n d s a l t i n s i d e of it.

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P la ce the sea led , s m al l b ag w i th the m i l k m ix t u r e i n t o t h e l a r g e pla stic ba g filled w i th i c e and s al t, and s e al t i g h t l y .

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Sha ke the bag v i g o ro us l y f o r ab o ut 5 m i nute s ! H a v e s o m e f u n — s na p a pic o r tak e a B o o m e rang and s hare i t w i t h u s u s i n g t h e ha shtag #KidsNi ghtI nB o x.

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After abo ut 5 mi nute s , yo u w i l l s e e that the l i q u i d i n s i d e t h e s ma ller ba g ha s hard e ne d . W i tho ut o p e ni ng t h e b a g s , l e t t h e m s i t on a plate o r to w e l f o r ano the r f e w m i nute s . R e a r r a n g e t h e i c e i n t he lar ger ba g s o that i t’s s urro und i ng the s m a l l e r b a g .

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Sea rch yo ur cabi ne ts f o r i c e c re am to p p i ngs i f y o u w a n t t o t a k e yo ur ice crea m tre at to the ne xt l e ve l !

EA T AND E DUCAT E Dive into yo ur ho me m ad e tre at and e nj o y. The s c i e n c e b e h i n d t h e i c e cre am co mes do wn to the I C E and the S A L T. A d di n g s a l t t o i c e l o w e r s t h e freezing po int. The m e l ti ng i c e ab s o rb s he at f r o m t h e b a g o f i c e cre am, a llo wing yo u to q ui c k l y f re e z e yo ur d e l i c i o u s t r e a t !

WAYS TO CONTINUE Keep yo ur littl e o ne ( s ) e ngag e d and i nte re s t e d i n b e i n g a scientist a fte r yo u c o m p l e te the Ki d s Nig h t In Bo x activities.

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Check o u t the s e m o vi e s : The L e go M o v i e , D r e a m B i g : E ngineeri n g o u r W o rld, Th e I ro n G iant, & A n t a r ct i ca - a Yea r on Ice

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Cr ea te a n e xp l o d i ng vo l c ano .

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Make slime .

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Go to a s c i e nc e m us e um .

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Use yo ur b al l o o n to have f un w i th s ta t i c e l e c t r i c i t y .

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Tr ace yo ur s had o w s w i th c hal k .

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Make pa p e r ai rp l ane s .

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Ba ke so m e thi ng and tal k ab o ut the s c i e n c e b e h i n d the ba kin g.

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