Flower exploration Time: 20-30 minutes Materials: flowers, plastic knives (optional), magnifying glasses (optional) Activity: Show the kids the parts of the flower, petals, pistil, stamens, stem. If the flower has pollen, put some on your finger and show the kids. Explain how pollinators like bees and butterflies move pollen between flowers and once the pollen […]
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Pine cone exploration Time: 15-25 minutes Materials: nonstandard measurement units (cubes, lego bricks, etc.), paper and crayons Activity: Go on a hunt and find some pinecones outside. Hunt until each kid has one. Take them back to the play area if it’s nice out or back to the classroom. Have kids pair and compare their
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Ice melt experiments Time: 20-30 minutes Materials: Ice cubes, experiment materials (varies) Activity: Water is special on our planet because it exists as gas (in the air or steam), liquid, and solid (ice). When a solid turns into a liquid, we call that melting. Tell kids you will be doing an experiment on melting ice.
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