Are you looking for the best science experiments for kids? I have a fun activity for kids that's perfect for Easter. Check out the instructions below for the floating eggs activity.
One of the most common activities in the first years of children's lives is exploring the environment. Children are touching, feeling, tasting, and experimenting; that is how they understand and know the vast world surrounding them.
When children can interact with people and objects in their environment, they carry out a process of building their learning, recognizing, and making sense of everything they observe.
María Montessori saw the importance of developing spaces where children could freely experiment with each object in their environment using their senses through each lived experience.
Children are not only forming an idea of the world, but they are also building their own self as they develop their autonomy and self-confidence. The greater their motivation to discover new things will facilitate these processes, they will develop the necessary skills little by little.
In this stage of exploration, children strengthen their logical thinking and unconsciously begin to develop mathematical skills. Through exploration and using each of their senses, children identify and compare objects' qualities, the sounds produced, smells, flavors, and textures. They find similarities and differences, classify, order, and count them.
Children are born with all the ability to understand and interpret the world around them. For this, they only need to interact correctly with each of the stimuli they encounter. It is here where the adult plays an essential role since, they provide the learning spaces. The following activity is based on the Montessori learning method to develop exploration and autonomy in children.
THEME: BEST SCIENCE EXPERIMENT FOR KIDS
HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?
Topic: Exploration/experimenting
Age: 4-6-year-old children
Goal: Through this best science experiment for kids activity, children will strengthen their capacity for experimentation and motivation to discover new things.
Difficulty level: Intermediate. This best science experiment for kids activity is designed for children to carry out autonomously and independently in an adult's company.
Skills:
- Exploration
- Eye-hand coordination
- Self-reliance
- Autonomy
- Precision in hand and finger movements
- Memory
- Focus
- Analysis
- Self-esteem
MATERIALS
- Eggs
- Salt and a spoon
- Two glasses with water
- A tray
ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT (ADULT SUPERVISION)
Step 1:
Put an egg into each glass with water.
Step 2:
Add salt to one of the glasses.
Step 3:
Observe and analyze what happens with each egg.
ACTIVITY RESULT
Floating eggs experiment
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HOW TO CARRY OUT THIS ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF OTHER AGES?
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD
This science experiment for kids activity can be done with younger children. To reduce the difficulty level and because it is an experiment, you don't need to change the materials. However, it is essential that throughout the experiment, children are in the company of an adult since they can swallow an ingredient and cause harm. In this way, children will carry out an egg activity appropriate to their development and abilities.
CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OVER 6 YEARS OLD
This science experiment for kids activity can be done with older children. To increase the difficulty level, you won't need to change the materials.
Children can use more glasses and experiment with the eggs' reaction changes when adding more water or less water in the glasses and in the same way with salt.
After you get the results, you can raise different hypotheses. In this way, children will carry out a science activity appropriate to their development and abilities.
WATCH THE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS HERE
VIDEO DESCRIPTION - FLOATING EGGS SCIENCE EXPERIMENT FOR KIDS
In this science experiment for kids video, you will find detailed information about the "FLOATING EGGS" activity, designed for children 4-6 years old. Here they will experiment with eggs in water, adding salt to see what happens.
This science experiment for kids activity will help children develop exploration,eye-hand coordination, self-reliance, autonomy, precision in hand and finger movements, memory, focus, observation, and self-esteem.
The materials needed to carry out the preschool activity are eggs, salt, a spoon, two water glasses, and a tray.(ADULT SUPERVISION)
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