Making Convection Currents {Weather for Kids} I've had a to do list of weather experiments for kids on my computer for quite some time now.
My boys loved when I demonstrated lightening and rain, so I knew they would love learning more about weather with hands on experiments. We don't get a lot of storms around here, but when we do my kids are enthralled. I'm not going to lie, I'm a bit enthralled as well! The first experiment we did was create convection currents. Supplies: blue ice cubes (made by adding a few drops of food coloring to the ice tray before freezing)red food coloringplastic containerwater Directions: Fill up the contain with water about half way. We carefully observed the bin. It didn't take long for the red coloring to rise and for the blue to push down to the bottom of the bin. Water is flowing from one position to another, and heat is being transferred. Tornado Bottle Weather Science Activity & Books.
Hands-On Learning Science Experiment Saturday Science Linky Party & Blog Hop Why Preschool Science?
Preschoolers are curious creatures. Science experiments, even very simple experiments fuel their curiosity for the world. Learning how to observe, how to talk about what they see and how to predict what might happen are amazing tools for the future! Simple Tornado Bottle Weather Science. Clouds! Incredible Weather. "April showers bring May flowers!
" This is a fairly realistic saying here in the States. During the first part of spring it rains and storms quite frequently which helps to bring all the pretty flowers to life. Rain and storms go hand in hand with clouds. What are clouds? Clouds are made of tiny (smaller than you can see) water droplets. CIRCLE TIME: Talk about clouds! Talk about their answers. You can visit the NOAA wesite for some interesting pictures and coloring pages. LETTER: U u for Umbrella When it rains we will use an Umbrella to keep us dry.
Weather Fun!!! We just wrapped up our weather unit last week!
It was so much fun to start the year off learning about something we experience every day!! Here are some of the activities we loved.... We made the cutest cloud flipbooks. The kiddos created cumulus, cirrus, and stratus clouds out of cotton balls and labeled them in their books! Weather in a Jar. By Kristi, on March 5th, 2012 This is a weather observation activity and a blog hop!
We are going to create a little atmosphere in a jar. You need: A large jar, plastic would be safer waterthermometerdirtgrass seedegg cartonsunshine (and temps above freezing) The objective is for children to observe the changes that happen inside the jar. Part 1 Take the temperature outside of the jar. Put the thermometer inside the jar, put the lid on it, and set it in the sun. Check the temperature again, record it and compare the numbers. Part 2 Make a little farm by putting some dirt in a egg carton, and sprinkle it with seeds.
Pour on some water… You can cut the ends out of the top of the egg carton, then place it under the jar to keep it from rolling around. Step away from the jar for a few days. It will grow into a fresh and fabulous bright green garden! Water Cycle in a Bag. “Rain, rain, go away”… but not yet!
Help your budding scientist observe one of nature’s most intriguing phenomena and make rain by recreating the water cycle in a bag. This experiment lets young learners explore the water cycle long before they can define the words precipitation, evaporation, and condensation. They’ll delight in watching the “clouds” form and “rain” fall in the bag. Be sure to connect what they see in the bag with what they see in nature! What You Need: Zip-top sandwich bag Half cup of dirt (potting soil, backyard dirt, etc.) What You Do: Note: Plan to work on a tray, newspaper, or a plastic liner since the assembly can get messy! Ask your child to spoon the dirt into the sandwich bag. What's Going On? Weather Unit #1 – Clouds. I am finally getting around to sharing our science weather unit we started last spring - yikes.
These activities are intended for toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and 1st & 2nd grade to be able to do together in homeschool. Here is first week in our science weather unit based on my free {free} Weather Unit – it is one of my most popular posts. Make sure to go grab it to get weather worksheets – complete with activities, experiments, and more. We did some fun, preschool type worksheets. One of our favorites is the Roll & Add. Tornados & Rain Clouds & Saturday Science Blog Hop. Preschool Weather Science Activities Indoors!
Why Science? My son loves our science experiments. He is a high energy, sensory seeking little boy who enjoys highly stimulating activities. Science experiments provide just the right amount of everything for him to become fully engage and interactive with what we are doing together. So far we have done a lot of fun things together including fizzing eyeballs and pumpkin-canos!