Science Activities!

Check out these awesome websites and blogs! You'll be sure to find an activity that is highly interactive and exciting for children.

Natioanal Geographic KIDS - Science! This site is packed FULL of science experiments for children, ranging anywhere from making a groovy lava lamp, making music with bottles, or making your own kaleidoscope! For each experiment, the following points are addressed: how the experiment works, what you'll need, and how you do it. Also, the "weird but true" comments that appear along the sides of the website will give you a good laugh as you work!

What the Teacher Wants - Tips for Teachers, Parents, and Anyone in Between! - Dive right into this parent-friendly blog bursting with tons of interesting and interactive science experiments. Don't let the title intimidate you - anyone can put these activities into motion for young children! With experiments on lights, dancing raisins, and our heartbeat, you're sure to find an activity your kiddos will enjoy with lots of parent/teacher feedback to look at.

Scholastic - 40 Cool Science Experiments on the Web - The Scholastic company is well known through education, yet some people may not expect them to be science experts! This link will take your directly to the science portion of the scholastic site where you can find lots of science experiments - 40 to be exact. The cool thing about this site is that each experiment is linked to some sort of video that kids will LOVE to watch!

Pinterest - Kid Friendly Science, Taylor Evan's page - This link will take you directly to the page of a woman who has compiled several kid-friendly activities to one "Science" board on Pinterest. This area provides a wide variety of science activities for you to try with your kiddos.

Teaching for a Better Tomorrow!  - This blog is a collection of quality resources for teachers (and parents!) to use as a way to teach the basics of science. While most of the posts give you links to other websites, each post gives a description of the site so that you know where you're going to next. For parents, this is an easy to way to narrow your search when looking for a specific activity.

Science...in the Kitchen...by the Quirky Mommas - If you're looking for an extremely organized and user-friendly blog to follow, you've come to the right place! The mother's that manage this blog have the site organized by age group - how nice! The science experiments can all be done using items that you probably already have on hand in your kitchen. You'll enjoy searching this site!

How to get Your Child excited about Science - Since science is often overlooked in the classroom, it can be hard to get children interested and involved in science. Luckily, the women of "Mom it forward, where mom is a verb" are not about to let science slip through the cracks. Check out this site for interesting and interactive science lessons perfect for young children.

Pinterest - Kids Stuff, Science Experiements - Yes, that's right, another Science Experiment Pinterest Board! You're sure to find an exciting activity in this long list of great options - you'll be wanting to try them all! There is quite a variety, so take your time searching.

The World of Kid-Friendly Science Experiments - This NAEYC accredited website is bursting with experiments that are sure to be a "crowd pleaser". With a simple step-by-step format for each activity, you'll have no trouble performing these experiments whether you're a teacher or a stay at home mom.

Why Not try a fun Science Experiment right now? - Last but not least, this website will help your explore the wonderful world of science through several activities. You'll LOVE what the "How to Make Slime" experiment has in store for you, either at home or in the classroom! This long list of activities/lessons will definitely give you hours of entertainment for your kids!