Teaching homeschool science can be more rewarding than teaching science in regular school because you have the ability to focus on long term science based activities. While you are limited to a few minutes in regular school in the science lab, the same does not hold true with homeschool science experiments. You can take your time and let an experiment carry on for days together. Here are a few simple science based activities that you can do with your preschool homeschoolers.
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Physics – Making Ice
Take for instance the simple ice making experiment that you can do with your pre-schoolers at home. Once you have them pour out water in the ice cube tray you can have them place the trays in the freezer. Then distract them with some coloring books and have them check the ice cube trays after an appropriate time has passed. Here they have been introduced to the concept of solids and liquids.
Biology – Growing a Plant
The concept of plants as living and growing things can be taught to a preschooler by allowing them to grow a plant. Get them some easy to sprout seeds and allow them to soak overnight. Then drain the water and allow the seeds to sprout in a covered bowl. When they grow the tiny roots have the children plant them in a small pot. Water daily till the plant grows. It would be even better if the plant is a flowering one. It will provide a goal to the child.
Chemistry – Making Milk Pink
Chemical composition may be a difficult concept to explain, but a simple chemical reaction which changes the color of milk is fun to do. Have your children pour out a glass of milk. Ask them what the color of milk is and then ask them if they can change it. Use a couple of spoons of strawberry syrup to change the color of milk to pink. They can then drink their experiment with some cookies as well. Ask them if they can change the color of the milk to other shades and how they would do that.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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