EASY SCIENCE ACTIVITIES WITH ELIZABETH BLAKE

Monday, May 10, 2010

Plant and Animal Cells

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This is a fun activity where students will create two cells:one animal cell and one plant cell. They will then compare and contrast the two....
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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Does Air Weigh Anything?

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This easy activity answers the question, "Does air weigh anything?" You may be surprised at the answer! MATERIALS 2 Balloons of eq...
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Thursday, January 7, 2010

TRANSPIRATION

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This activity is very easy. Plants release water in sunlight to cool themselves. This process is called Transpiration. MATERIALS A sunny day...
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Monday, December 28, 2009

DOES GAS TAKE UP SPACE???

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MATERIALS Balloon Paper towel Drinking glass Sink of water Optional: Styrofoam peanut PROCEDURE 1. Have child blow up a balloon. Ask, “Wha...
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FRICTION THROUGH WATER

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MATERIALS Wide-mouthed see-through jar, or empty tennis ball can Clay Water PROCEDURE 1. Add water to your container until it is almost full...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

ACID INDICATOR

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MATERIALS Bromthymol blue (BTB) (available in supply catalogs) A cup (a glass, or even a test tube) Drinking straw PROCEDURE 1. Add 1-2 drop...
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Saturday, May 30, 2009

LET'S MAKE FOSSILS

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MATERIALS 1/2 cup cornstarch 1 cup baking soda 5/8 cup cold water wax paper leafs, bones, shells PROCEDURE Have an adult stir first 3 ingred...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

GOOEY STUFF

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MATERIALS Half of a box of cornstarch (227grams) 200 ml water (7/8 cup) Few drops food coloring Container with airtight lid Metal spoon Thi...
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Thursday, January 22, 2009

MAGNETIC MUSCLE

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MATERIALS Scissors Ruler String One Bar magnet Masking tape Box of about 100 small paper clips Large bowl PROCEDURE 1. Cut 2 pieces of strin...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

SOUND WAVES

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This activity is easy to set up, and gives the student a visual about how sound waves move. MATERIALS 5 marbles Flat surface PROCEDURE 1. Li...
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Monday, August 25, 2008

A THREAD OF CRYSTALS

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This activity takes a few days, up to a week, after the setup to grow the crystals. The result is a variety of beautiful crystals for studen...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

CHEMICAL REACTION

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This is a fun and easy activity to do that involves a chemical reaction. Your students will clean for you, and they won't even complain!...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

LET'S MAKE A HYGROMETER

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When studying the weather, an easy science activity to do is make a hygrometer, which measures the humidity. This activity is best for home...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

pH INDICATOR

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MATERIALS Red cabbage Sugar water Baking soda Vinegar Cups (clear plastic, or paper) Knife and pan Stovetop SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Should be sup...
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