Do you ever wake up during the summer before the kids get up and start to panic not knowing what to do for the day? I do.
I usually have lofty summer goals that we will read more, practice math, and grow academically. But in reality we are hiding out indoors from the blazing Texas heat and usually eating. Eating and eating and eating. (Truthfully, I’ve got to stop myself from taking the kids to Chik-fil-A three times a day!)
So this summer we are going to have a few science goals. They involve things we already have in our kitchen. If we get to them great! If not that’s fine too. I hope this list will help you not to panic. We can have fun with science this summer and relax too!
Eat and drink to science – Who doesn’t love experimenting with food?
- What makes root beer floats so foamy?
- Make color changing popsicles
- Float a watermelon and find out what other fruits float
Write letters to our friends – What is more fun than getting snail mail? Getting science snail mail!
- Decode a message with a mirror here
- Send a letter using invisible ink!
Read a kid science chapter book – Here’s my shameless plug to buy the Halley Harper book 2 coming this July!
- Catch up reading Halley Harper book 1 here
- Read Halley Harper book 2 out in July!
Do some earth friendly crafts
Play more board games – There are several board games that can build your STEM skills.
Grow animals from suspended animation – That’s right.. suspended animation!
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- Grow sea monkeys
Be a science magician – Science is like magic, only real!
- Defy gravity with a coin trick
- Walk on oobleck
- Try out monster toothpaste
Learn more geology – We just moved to a town with a rich history in oil and gas. This summer we are going to be geologists!
- Make dinosaur prints
- Find rocks that fizz
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