Science Experiments

• Make a density column (you can add food coloring to some of these to make it more fun):
• honey
• Karo syrup
• dish detergent
• water
• cooking oil
• rubbing alcohol
• celery/carnations in colored water (this takes longer than I wanted it to)
• bouncing light with mirrors--have them try to aim at different things
• suck a hard-boiled egg into a jar
• light a match, toss it in the jar
• set egg on opening of jar
• watch it get sucked in!
• play "Will it float?" with a tub of water and some random objects
• have them chart what floated and what sank
• show them how to make rocks float (build a boat out of foil and set rocks inside)
• make ice-cream in a bag (there are lots of recipes online--just be aware that little guys will only end up shaking their bags for about 10 seconds.  Then you get to do it for them).
• paint blowing--thin some paint down, then give each kid a paper with a few drops.  Tell them they have to use their mouths and the straw to paint.
• magnet fishing--what can the magnet pick up?  What won't it?
• baking soda and vinegar volcanoes
• making shadows