{"id":14558,"date":"2019-08-19T12:05:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T19:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silverdolphin.wpengine.com\/?p=14558"},"modified":"2019-08-19T12:05:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T19:05:03","slug":"plan-a-science-day-with-your-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverdolphinbooks.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/plan-a-science-day-with-your-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan a Science Day with Your Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
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School will be starting back up soon, so it\u2019s time to get the kids back into \u201clearning mode.\u201d But it\u2019s also important to enjoy these last bits of summer with some fun projects. As is the Silver Dolphin way, these experiments check both boxes\u2014they\u2019re educational AND\u00a0fun!<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Swoon at the Moon<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Don\u2019t all kids love an excuse to stay up way past their bedtime? This activity requires them to stay up and hang out into the night-time, because that\u2019s where the Moon lives. Grab Timeline Science: Smithsonian Space Exploration<\/em><\/a> and Smithsonian Reader: Apollo 11: Mission to the Moon<\/em><\/a> for inspiration (or to generate a list of things you and your kids could observe about the Moon), head outside when it gets dark, and look at the Moon. Write down and talk about what you see, such as its surface features and what part of its cycle it\u2019s in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Go on a zoo safari<\/strong><\/h6>\n

If you\u2019ve got kids and you\u2019re lucky enough to live in a city with a zoo, you\u2019ve probably made the trip once or twice. But instead of roaming around and just looking at the animals, raise the stakes: Make animal spotting into a scavenger hunt. Using Discover Real Life Sticker Book: Wild Animals<\/em><\/a> as a guide, have your kids peel off and place stickers of animals, as they find them, into the correct habitats. (Slightly older kids could bring along a map from Smithsonian Exploration Station: World Atlas<\/em><\/a> and check off the countries of the world when they find an animal from that part of the globe.<\/p>\n

Check out our Learning Activities for the Zoo blog post<\/a> for even more ideas!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Roll the bones<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Is there anymore quintessential museum experience than going into a grand room and gazing up at a giant dinosaur skeleton? Give your kid that experience, or just check out whatever fossils and relics are on display at a natural history museum, and then go home and apply that knowledge. With Timeline Science: Dinosaurs<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>they can find fun facts about the stuff they just saw\u2026and build their own mini T.rex skeleton!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Have a fruitful time<\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/h6>\n

How things grow is one of the most familiar and accessible forms of science. And summer is a great time to interact with the world of plants, those things that grow in the ground. Embrace this part of science by visiting a local berry farm. Not only can you grab your own cherries and berries, but you can look at the trees and bushes where they come from, and see the fruits in various stages of growth. Or you could start up a garden in the backyard or in containers, taking care to research the kind of plants that best grow in your area.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Have an at-home science fair<\/span><\/b><\/o:p><\/span><\/h6>\n

Everybody\u2014kids and parents\u2014have to build a little project to demonstrate a fascinating aspect of science. <\/span>Here\u2019s one to get you started: \u201cThe Instantly Frozen Ice Pop Trick.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Place an ice pop (an Otter Pop, Flav-R-Ice, etc.) in the freezer, and remove it when it\u2019s really <\/i>cold, but not yet frozen. Then, smack it on the kitchen counter. Instantly, the ice pop completely freezes. (Or, flick the coldest part with a finger and watch as the whole tube rapidly freezes over.) What\u2019s happening here is called nucleation. <\/i>The liquid is very cold, and below its freezing point but it hasn\u2019t yet solidified. Agitating it through a smack or a flick urges the molecules to form into crystals, which the liquid molecules then latch onto, freezing along the way.<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Incorporate an activity book<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Check out Smithsonian Super Science Activity Book<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u00a0for some more science fun! With 96 pages of activities, stickers, and a solar system poster, kids are sure to be science experts with the Smithsonian!<\/span><\/p>\n

You can get started and try some activities from the book here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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School will be starting back up soon, so it\u2019s time to get the kids back into \u201clearning mode.\u201d But it\u2019s also important to enjoy these last bits of summer with some fun projects. As is the Silver Dolphin way, these experiments check both boxes\u2014they\u2019re educational AND\u00a0fun! 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