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Model how clouds form by making a cloud in a jar.
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You will need parent permission to do this experiment since you will need to use the stove and/or hot water.
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Challenge: grow new plants from kitchen scraps. You will need a container that holds water and kitchen scraps such as green onion root tips, carrot tops, etc.
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In this video you scavenge for seeds in your home and learn how to sprout them. You will need a container that holds water, napkins or scrap fabric (old socks, holey kitchen towels, etc), and seeds.
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Learn about cell membranes and how water moves through them. Observe eggs in vinegar, lettuce in food coloring, potatoes in salt vs water, etc.
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I made this video based on some animals I observed in my yard. National Geographic has a great article on going on an Indoor Safari. iNaturalist has an app called SEEKwhich can help you identify animals.
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Challenge: Look for example of energy transfer and make a chain reaction in which energy transfers from one object to the next. You will need something that rolls (ball, toy car, can, etc), a ramp (cardboard, a book, cutting board, etc), and something to knock over (toy animals, dominoes, etc.)
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My son Atticus made a Rube Golberg device for his science festival project. A Rube Goldberg device is a complicated chain reaction which does a simple job.
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This is a really fun video about energy. I
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