キッチンテーブルウィークリー科学とSTEM実験

🧪 🎨 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 
-Round cake pan/pie tin
-Small marble/bouncy ball
-Handful of playdough/clay
-Flour (2-3 cups)
-Brown powder (chocolate powder, hot chocolate mix, dry chocolate pudding mix, instant -coffee, etc)
-Rocks of various sizes/shapes (yet small enough to fall into the pan)

Feb 13 -  RAINBOW GALAXY MILK
-3-4 plates/bowls (we might do it a few times so bring a few bowls or plates - A muffin pan works well too as it has 6 circles)
-Milk (whole milk is best, but any cow’s milk can do- I don't think this works with plant-based milk)
-Liquid food coloring
-Water 
-Q-tips (or cotton balls)
-Dish soap in a small bowl (I like to use Dawn, but I think most will work)
-Thick Paper - like cardstock or cut up index cards (cut small enough to fit in your plates/bowls of milk - about 2 inches square)

Feb 20 - MARSHMALLOW CONSTELLATIONS/STARS ON CEILING
-Printouts (both of them)
-Mini marshmallows (about 20)
-Toothpicks or uncooked spaghetti noodles - we may have to break some to make smaller lines
-Flashlight (NOT LED if possible)
-Scissors
-Glue stick
-Dark construction paper (black or brown would be best)
-Pushpin, safety pin, straight pin (something to poke a small hole in the paper)
-Parent help for cutting and poking 

Feb 27 - BUILD YOUR OWN SOLAR SYSTEM
-White coffee filters (8-10) (make sure they can open flat into a circle)
-Paper plates (8)
-Washable markers (thick kind are the best)
-Black Sharpie (or permanent marker)
-Spray bottle filled with water
-Scissors 





MARCH: DISCOVERING DENSITY
Mar 6  - SINK OR FLOAT/BUILD A BOAT
Mar 13 -  BOTTLE DIVERS
Mar 20 - RAINBOW IN A JAR
Mar 27 - EGG DENSITY WITH SALT WATER/DENSITY MAGIC TRICK 

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.