Growing Scientists At Home

Find projects and exercises to excite and challenge the little scientist in your family. Browse through the list of science activities to do at home and find a fun, educational project for any age or interest. From moon gazing, to creating art with milk and paint, to play dough fun, you and your child are sure to discover the fun in scientific exploration.

Below is a list of recommended activities for your young scientist at home available for you to download.

La Playa en una Botella
Learn about the properties of water, sea life, shells, types, sizes, and shapes.

Árbol de Cumpleaños
Learn about emotions- feeling important and meaningful, taking responsibility for a living thing, and creating a family ritual.

Clasificación de Limpieza
Sort, label, identify, and compare properties of a variety of objects.

Mirar las Nubes
Develop observation, vocabulary, and emotional skills.

Cornstarch Goop
Learn observation skills, properties of a liquid versus a solid, and sensory experience.

Explorar y Rodar Naranjas
Enhance language through discussion about an activity and learn about the properties of an orange.

Alimentar a los Pájaros
Learn about birds, observation, hypothesis formation and curiosity, measuring, counting, and charting.

Float or Sink Bath Time
Use senses to notice differences in objects, draw comparisons, and develop counting skills.

Mantequilla Casera
Learn property transformation and learn about the food chain.

Plantas de Interior
Learn emotional intelligence and about botany, observation, documentation, hypothesis-making, and data collection.

Paletas de Jugo
Learn about changing properties of a liquid and motor skills.

Recolección de Hojas
Practice observation, classification, and documentation while learning about characteristics of different types of trees.

Man on Moon
Strengthen observation and documentation skills, use sympols to represent objects, and strenghten your child-parent bond.

Marbelized Gift Wrap
Develop emotional, artistic, and scientific skills.

Milk Colors
Explore color, texture, and shape, and science skills, while observing changes in physical properties.

Rollo de Harina de Avena
Work on small muscle development, math skills, and science.

Pintar la Casa
Learn about evaporation while exploring emotions and developing small and large muscles.

Bloques de Fotos
Learn about cause and effect and how to compare shape and weight while working on physical and language development.

Play Dough
Discover the changing properties of matter, experience sensory exploration, and work with measurements.

Pluviómetro
Learn how to record observations and verbalize thoughts and use skills such as measuring and charting.

Botiquín del Restaurante
Work on small muscle development and motor skills.

Science Collections
Enhance observation skills, including the ability to recognize and see similarities and difference in objects.

Water Toys
Learn about gravity and volume.

 

 



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