{"id":767,"date":"2021-07-15T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gonflablesmontreal.com\/blog\/?p=767"},"modified":"2023-10-25T12:50:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T17:50:37","slug":"4-fun-science-experiments-for-kids-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gonflablesmontreal.com\/blog\/4-fun-science-experiments-for-kids-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Fun Science Experiments For Kids This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When summer is out, kids get bored, and parents rush to find fun activities to keep them engaged. This summer, make them learn more about science with fun science experiments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science experiments help the children understand better the laws of nature and how the earth works. They are entertaining and use only household materials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let your children learn about physics, chemistry, and nature with these five stimulating science activities to do this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b> Homemade Glue<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This fun chemistry experiment will teach kids about polymers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The glue consists of polymers which are large molecules that consist of repeated chemical unit patterns. Though the kids might now polymers from glue and slime, with this experiment, they will learn that polymers are natural compounds found even in our DNA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this experiment, kids will learn how to make glue from milk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All you need for this experiment are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A tall glass<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-fat milk<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">White vinegar<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper towels<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How to do it?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the glass, add seven tablespoons of non-fat milk (the less fat the milk has, the better the experiment). Add one tablespoon of white vinegar to the mixture and allow the reaction to happen. You will see solids start to form. As the solids reach the bottom of the glass, use the paper towels to remove excess liquid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b> Create a light prism<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teach your kids the colors of lights with this fun and easy experiment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The human eye sees the light as white. However, the light includes seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. With a prism, you can bend the light and see the spectrum of colors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this experiment, you need:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A chair<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A glass<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flashlight<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two sheets of white paper<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How to do it?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fill the glass with water a little over half and place it at the edge of the chair. Almost half of the bottom of the glass needs to face the ground. You may need to hold the glass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the ground, place the white papers. Now, point the flashlight to the glass, looking down on the paper. You need to hold it near water while the flashlight is near the outside of the glass. On the white paper, you will start seeing patterns of rainbows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b> Mushroom spore art<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a kid that loves art, this science experiment will spark curiosity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use mushrooms to teach your kids the beautiful patterns that occur in nature. The mushroom spores that carry mushroom seeds are blown away by the wind. But in this experiment, you will prevent that, leaving the spores to create a beautiful print.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this experiment, you need:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh mushrooms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knife<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bowl<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dark-colored cardstock<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hairspray<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How to do it?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carefully cut the mushroom stem without damaging the mushroom\u2019s structure. In the dark-colored cardstock, gently place the mushrooms upside down. On top of the mushrooms, place the bowl. The bowl will prevent the wind from blowing away the spores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leave it overnight, and then with care, remove the mushrooms from the cardstock. The pattern that emerges is the spores that fell. Spray it with hairspray to make the artwork last longer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><b> Create a wormery<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a child who is curious about nature, this experiment will keep them engaged during this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worms help the ground stay fertile. They do so by tunneling through the soil and breaking down the nutrients in the soil. So tiny but powerful for the ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this experiment, you need:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">five worms (more or less)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2L empty plastic bottle\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scissors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leaves<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Garden soil, soft soil, compost, and sand\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cardboard<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>How to do it?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get the worms from a bait shop or dig them in your garden. Use the scissors to cut the top (the neck part) of the soda bottle. Fill the bottle with layers of different soils. The experiment works better if you include as many soils as you can find. Use water to get the soil moist, not wet. On the top, place the leaves and then worms. Cover the wormery with cardboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the days that follow, let the kids monitor the worms tunneling the bottle. Journal their progress and see how fast they mix the layers of soil. When done with the experiment, discard the worms in a soil area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Takeaway<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get your children entertained this summer by engaging them with science. They will learn new things all while having fun with these safe, easy-to-make activities.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When summer is out, kids get bored, and parents rush to find fun activities to keep them engaged. 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