Science In Your Home
Resources!
Parents, caregivers, and their children are invited to use and share the activity guides and other resources below to extend their exploration of science at home.
Early Childhood Activities: Birth to 3 years old
Early Childhood Activities: 3 – 5 years old
Chemistry Activities: Elementary Age
Baggie Reactions
Puff up sandwich baggies using simple chemical reactions!
Black Bean Indicator
Use a natural indicator to test acids and bases!
Ice Cream
It’s easy to make ice cream in a bag!
Ooze
What is this stuff – solid or liquid?
Red Cabbage Paper
Use a vegetable indicator to test acids and bases!
Additional At-Home Activities
Sink or Float
In this activity, learners will make predictions and experiment with different objects to see if they sink or float.
Using Tools and Melting Ice
In this activity, learners will experiment with different tools to find the best way to rescue a toy stuck in ice!
Animal Tape Rescue
In this activity, learners will remove tape from plastic animals and sort the animals.
Feather Rockets
In this activity, learners will make and launch feather rockets.
Measure Up!
In this activity, learners will use a scale, measuring cups, and chosen substrate to explore weight and volume.
Chromatography Observations
In this activity, learners will explore how water affects marker on filter paper.
Measuring with Flubber
In this activity, learners will explore a slime-like material with measuring and impression-making tools.
Roller Coasters
In this activity, learners will design and test a roller coaster out using balls and foam tubes.
Block Bowling
In this activity, learners will build with blocks and then knock their construction down with rolling balls.
Block Neighborhood
In this activity, learners will plan and build a map of a neighborhood.
Grass Seed Hair Cups
In this activity, learners will plant grass seed and track the growth of the grass over time.
Magnetic Sensory Bottles
In this activity, make a sensory bottle with magnetic and non-magnetic items and explore the bottle with a magnet.
Ramp Painting
In this activity, learners will observe the patterns they make as they roll balls down a ramp.
Water Drop Exploration
In this activity, learners will make predictions and observations as they drop water on waxed paper.