Kitchen Table Weekly Science and STEM Experiments

🧪 🎨 Welcome to Kitchen Table Science!  Each week, we will explore science and art in a new way. These are a combination of art projects and science projects put together. 

👩‍🏫 In this class, I will guide the students as we do the science experiment together. I give opportunities for the learners to make their own hypotheses of how and why the experiment works. After they have made some guesses, I will guide them through the explanation. Learners are encouraged to do the experiments themselves. There will be time for questions and showing off the experiment as we go. 

🧽***Since this is for young learners and might be a bit messy, having a parent nearby is highly recommended. 

Some topics are subject to change, but all changes will be posted in a timely manner. 

🛒***The supply list below will be updated weekly to show the supplies needed for that week. I will also post it in the classroom on Sun or Mon. ***


September: WATER AND AIR SCIENCE
Week of Sept 15 - Optical Illusions
Week of Sept 22 - straw rockets/gliders

Oct: Fizzling “NOT SO SPOOKY” Science: (this month uses mostly baking soda and vinegar with a few other things added)
Week of Oct 6 - Fruit Volcanos/Hidden Colors 
Week of Oct 20 - Self-inflating Balloon 
Week of Oct 27 - Fizzy Salt Pictures

NOV: FALL SCIENCE 
Week of Nov 11 -Magic Spices/Applesauce oobleck
Week of Nov 17 -  Homemade butter/milk toast (EDIBLE SCIENCE!)
Week of Nov 24 - U.S. THANKSGIVING WEEK - NO CLASS

DEC: Holiday Science:
Week of Dec 1 - Crystal Candy Canes/Candy Cane Chemistry
Week of Dec 8 - Bendy Candy Canes/marshmallow dough
Week of Dec 15 - Gingerbread man chemistry (acid/base reactions)
Week of Dec 22 - Candy Cane Fluffy Slime

JANUARY: SNOW and ICE: 
Week of Jan 5 - Snowman with Fake Snow/Exploding snowman
Week of Jan 12- Build and Melt a Marshmallow Snowman
Week of Jan 19 - Paint with colored ice cubes 
Week of Jan 26 - Escape the Ice (freeze ice the night before - with a toy hidden inside)


FEBRUARY: SPACE:
Feb 6 - HOW PLANETS ORBIT THE SUN/ WHY MOON HAS CRATERS 
Feb 13 -  RAINBOW GALAXY MILK
Feb 20 - MARSHMALLOW CONSTELLATIONS/STARS ON CEILING
Feb 27 - BUILD YOUR OWN SOLAR SYSTEM

MARCH: DISCOVERING DENSITY
Mar 6  - SINK OR FLOAT/BUILD A BOAT
- large bowl of water
- 5-10 items that are water safe (some that sink and some that float)
- aluminum foil (tin foil)
- 20 or more pennies/coins

Mar 13 - RAINBOW IN A JAR
- tall clear jar (I like to use a small flower vase or champagne glass)
- syrup (corn syrup, pancake syrup, honey, etc) -½ cup
- dish soap (light blue preferred)- ½ cup
- water - ½ cup
- vegetable oil - ½ cup
- rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol - ½ cup
- food coloring (red, blue, yellow)
- 5 small cups/bowls for mixing
- 3 spoons

Mar 20 -  BOTTLE DIVERS
- clear plastic bottle of water (make sure you can squeeze it)
- plastic bendy straws, pen cap, or fast food ketchup packet (something that can trap air inside)
- 5 or more paper clips
- scissors

Mar 27 - GRAPE DENSITY WITH SALT WATER
- 4-6 grapes 
- 4-6 CLEAR cups/jars 
- Water (lots)
- Food coloring (red, blue, yellow) 
- Salt (lots of it) 
- Teaspoon measuring spoon 
- Stirring spoon 




APRIL: COLORFUL WORLD 
April 3 - FIZZLING RAINBOW
April 10  - WALKING WATER/COLORFUL CARNATIONS
April 17 - SKITTLES RAINBOW/ PAINT WITH SKITTLES
April 24 - GROW A RAINBOW /MAGIC MESSAGES




EACH FUTURE MONTH WILL HAVE A SEPARATE THEME. KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR UPDATES.