Experimenting with oil and water is a very basic but fun activity for young children. Our lunch bunch group loved this experiment that uses just oil, water and cotton balls. To begin, we made predictions about whether or not a plain cotton ball would float or sink in water. (We have experimented with floating and…
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Magnets in the Science Center
Our science center is stocked with lots of cool magnets and magnetic objects. We started with a basic magnetic/non magnetic sort, and have slowly added more interesting items for the students to explore. This is a pencil with round magnets on it, stacked so that they will repel each other. The preschoolers love to take…