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Making Oobleck

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Making Oobleck

This activity involves mixing water with cornstarch and exploring the result. Have children measure two cups of cornstarch and one cup of water into t...

Snappy

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Snappy

This activity involves observing properties of a new material. Away from children, make a batch of snappy with recipe provided and put on table for t...

Seeds in Our Food

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Seeds in Our Food

This activity involves looking for seeds in fruit. Put out fruit for children to see and give them an opportunity to touch and smell each of them. The...

Where Do Seeds Come From?

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Where Do Seeds Come From?

This activity is for observing seeds in fruits and vegetables. Show the children a small assortment of seeds and ask them what they think the seeds ar...

Sorting Seeds

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Sorting Seeds

This activity is for observing and sorting seeds. Distribute an assortment of seeds to each child. Ask them to put together all the seeds that seem t...

How Are Seeds Alike?

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How Are Seeds Alike?

This activity involves sorting seeds by one attribute. Have sorting boxes ready for each child and distribute one set of seeds to each. Provide childr...

Soaking Seeds

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Soaking Seeds

This activity is about observing seeds while they absorb water, change size, and become soft. Give a lima bean seed and magnifier to each child and su...

Seeds to Plants

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Seeds to Plants

This activity is about observing the inside of soaked lima bean seeds. Give each child two presoaked lima beans. Have them loosely wrap the seeds in ...

Terrariums

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Terrariums

This activity is about planting a terrarium. Have each child choose a container and a plant and then follow the planting procedure. Place the terrar...

An Ear of Corn

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An Ear of Corn

This activity is about exploring an ear of corn. Encourage children to describe how the cornhusks feel, smell, and look. After a few minutes encourage...

Popping Up Some Change

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Popping Up Some Change

This activity is for investigating how heat changes things. Hand out some unpopped popcorn kernels to the children for observation. Then make some po...

Seeds as Food

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Seeds as Food

This activity is for comparing and grinding fresh and dried corn. Let children handle the dried and fresh corncobs and talk about what they see and fe...

Seed Wreath

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Seed Wreath

This activity is for using a variety of seeds to make a collage or wreath. Have the children help you begin saving seeds from fruits and vegetables an...

Pondering Pumpkins: The Outsides

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Pondering Pumpkins: The Outsides

This activity is for investigating the exterior of pumpkins. Select a few pumpkins of different sizes for small groups of children to observe and comp...

Pondering Pumpkins: The Insides

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Pondering Pumpkins: The Insides

This activity is for investigating the insides of pumpkins. After finding out what children think the insides of pumpkins are like carefully cut the p...

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