| Here's a little household science for kids. It's very simple | | | | the list would sink or float. |
| and lots of fun: | | | | Be prepared, your child will want to get the chart out |
| Let your child know that you are going to do a science | | | | every time someone new comes over. Don't |
| experiment together. Fill the kitchen or bathroom sink | | | | discourage her from asking the same person the |
| with water. Find things from around the house (buttons, | | | | same questions as yesterday or last week. She's |
| bottle caps, etc.) and see if they float. Ask your child | | | | reinforcing her command of a variety of skills by |
| before she puts something in the water if she thinks it's | | | | repeating the process. Use repetition as a prompt to |
| going to float. | | | | advance the experiment. Conduct the experiment over |
| Advanced: when you're finished, put the items on a | | | | with new items. Make a new chart. Suggest that your |
| towel and bring them to the kitchen table. Examine the | | | | child log a person's correct answers on the back of |
| items while you log the results on a piece of paper. | | | | the chart: Dad: 7/10; Aunt Susan: 8/10; Michael 10/10, |
| Keep it simple. Just make two columns-'Floats' and | | | | etc. This adds a mathematical component to the |
| 'Sinks.' Put the chart in a folder. Later, when mom or | | | | activity and furthers your child's grasp of collecting and |
| dad comes home, or a neighbor comes over, get the | | | | evaluating data. The important thing is that your child is |
| folder out for your child's reference. Have your child | | | | having fun while navigating scientific procedures. |
| quiz the person about whether they think each item on | | | | |