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Sand
Bottles added
7-17-00 Original Author
Unknown
Need: Soda bottles, funnel, sand, water, blue
food coloring, shell pieces, wood, plastic jewels, hot glue (adult
only)
Directions:
Save some soda bottles and the lids. Using a funnel, fill
bottle about 1/3 full of sand. Add water and a few drops of blue
food coloring. Add your broken
shells, pieces of wood and maybe even some plastic jewelry treasure.
Hot glue the lid on the bottle and let the kids shake them up and let them
settle.
Sand Writing
added 7-17-00 Original Author
Unknown
You will need to get some
large plain trays. Sprinkle a thin layer of sand on them and allow the
children to draw patterns with their fingers in the sand.
Class Fish added
7-17-00 Original Author
Unknown
Buy a goldfish for the classroom
for the children to look after. Ad a pet feeder to your list of classroom
jobs.
Fish In The Bottle added
7-8-01 Original Author
Unknown
Fill a clear plastic 2-litre bottle one-quarter full with water. Add a
few drops of blue food coloring. Blow up two small balloons, release most of
the air and tie the ends closed. Push the balloons into the bottle.
Put glue around the rim of the bottle and screw the cap on tightly. Let a
child hold the bottle on it's side and gently rock it back and forth to make
the balloon fish swim.
Ocean in a Jar added
6-22-02 Original Author
Unknown
Need: Baby Food Jars, Hot Glue (Adult
Only), Blue food coloring, Vegetable Oil, Seashells and anything else
you can find
Directions:
Combine a few seashells, some blue food
coloring, a little veg oil, and water in a baby food jar. Seal the jar with
hot glue (Adult Only). The kids shake it to
mix the oil and water and then watch what happens.
Salty Water added
6-22-02 Original Author
Unknown
Did you know that it is easier to float in the ocean than in the swimming
pool. Do you know why? Salt. The Ocean is full of salt. Salt water can hold
up more than plain water. That is why you can float in the ocean more
easily. Lets try this experiment to see for ourselves......
(Then go on to the experiment)
Need:
wide mouth plastic jar, warm water, salt,
raw potato, measuring cup, spoon
Directions:
Pour 1 1/2 cups warm water in the jar.
Add 1/3 cup salt. Stir until all the salt is gone. Add another 1 1/2 cups of
water. Pour it over the back of a spoon into the jar. Pour SLOWLY so the two
liquids do not mix tog. Slowly put the potato into the jar. Do NOT drop it.
Potato sinks-but stops halfway. Salt water is heavier than plain water, so
it stays on the bottom. Plain water floats on top of salt water. You cannot
see the difference though. The potato is heavier than plain water. But
potato is lighter than the salt water. That is why it sank only half way. It
is floating on top of the salt water.
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