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. ***

APRIL: PAPER SCIENCE 
April 3 - BLOOMING FLOWER/COFFEE FILTER CHROMATOGRAPHY
- paper flowers (use the printable or make your own) CUT them out before class if you can
- bowl or plate of water
- markers (washable- all colors)
- round white coffee filters 
- small cup of water

April 10  - GROW A RAINBOW /MAGIC MESSAGES 
-paper towels (at least 10 sheets)
- plate or large bowl of water
- 2 small bowls of water
- markers (all the rainbow colors)

April 17 - BUILDING BRIDGES, STRONGEST TOWER
- 6 sheets of printer paper
- 2 thick books about the same height 
- LOTS of pennies (or a toy to cross the bridge)
- a stack of 30ish thin books

April 24 - PAPER MAGIC (MOBIUS STRIP, PAPERCLIP MAGIC)
- 6 sheets of printer paper
- 10 paper clips
- 3 rubber bands (or hair elastic bands)
- tape
- scissors
- markers in 3 different colors
                           PARENT HELP FOR THE CUTTING




MAY: SLIMES
May 1 - MARSHMALLOW SLIME
May 8 - CLOUD DOUGH
May 15 - JELLO SLIME
May 22 - TRADITIONAL SLIME (uses contact solution with boric acid)
May 29 - FLUFFY SLIME (with shaving cream)

JUNE: MUSICAL SCIENCE:
June 5- WATER XYLOPHONE
June 12 - GUITAR AND FLUTES
June 19 -  SOUND VIBRATIONS (DRUM)
June 26 - SIZE VS PITCH (Longer = lower)

July: Sun and Light
Week of June 30 - COLOR RESIST DRAWINGS/ CONSTRUCTION PAPER SUN PRINTS
Week of July 7 - RAINBOW REFLECTIONS
Week of July 14 - SOLAR OVENS
Week of July 21 - DIY SUN DIAL AND HOW THE EARTH ROTATES THE SUN
Week of July 28 - HOMEMADE KALEIDOSCOPE

Aug/Sept: Water and air science 
Week of Aug 4 - Optical Illusions
Week of Aug 11 - straw rockets/gliders
Week of Aug 18 -build a maze
Week of Aug 25 - straw through a raw potato, juice box science


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