Rocking Testing Experiments for Kids
Full instructions on rock testing with kids including how to put together your own rock testing kit and a step-by-step guide to follow on how to test different rocks.
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Light Your School Activity | Minerals Education Coalition
Estimate the cost of lighting your school, as well as kilowatt hours and tons of coal used.
Learn More About Clothes Activity | Minerals Education Coalition
Look at clothing labels and determine if the materials are natural or synthetic, and whether they are made from plants, animals, or minerals.
Is It Hot In Here? | Minerals Education Coalition
Detect radioactive rocks and minerals with a Geiger counter and investigate the radioactivity of some household items.
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral Activity 1 | Minerals Education Coalition
Categorize common items as animal, vegetable or mineral to discover that all the things we use in our daily lives come from the Earth’s natural resources.
Eating Nails for Breakfast | Science Experiment
Use a magnet to prove that there really is iron in your breakfast cereal. Use this science experiment to discover the different iron content of cereals. Science Experiment | STEM Activities | Science for Kids | At Home Science
Mining For Magnets! - No Time For Flash Cards
Magnets , science, pretend play and sensory all in one! Great and simple activity that will keep kids playing and learning.
How To Make A Coal Garden
A Coal Garden is easy to do, and no two will be the same. They are similar to those little crystals that you dropped in water and they grew into colorful spiked creations. Ingredients: One lump or several chips and pieces of coal A shallow pan...
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Here in my neck of the woods, it's officially cold. A few warmer days have crept in here and there, but on the whole, the cold has come to stay. But that doesn't necessarily mean it has to be cold inside too... ... I mean really, is there any better way to warm up a house or a chilly disposition than warm, gooey, uber chocolaty cookies? Especially ones rolled in even more cocoa and raw sugar... ... left a little gooey in the center... And shaped to resemble lumps of coal? I'm pretty sure…
Popsicle Stick LED Flashlight Summer STEM Activity
Science project with simple circuits and copper tape: Make this STEM project with the kids! Easy DIY popsicle stick flashlight. #STEMforkdis #
Copper Tape Paper Circuits STEM Challenges
In these STEM Challenges on circuit electricity, students will create paper circuits using copper tape. Students will use STEM engineering skills while creating all types of conductive tape circuits using copper tape, coin batteries and LED diodes to complete the challenges. This set has ten paper c...
Melting Ice Science Experiment with Salt and Liquid Watercolors
This melting ice science experiment uses salt to melt tunnels in the ice and color to highlight the tunnels. Beautiful and fun for kids and adults alike!
9 Science Experiments for Kids with Salt
Love kitchen science experiments with materials you already have in the pantry. These science activities all use salt plus one or two other ingredients. Simple yet fun. Kids not only learn about salt attributes, but also scientific thinking, process, and
How To Make Crystals with Borax Science Project for Kids
Crystals are fascinating, and I absolutely remember a science project I did years ago where we grew some awesome crystals. But they took forever to grow! Want to know how to grow crystals with borax fast? Learn how to grow borax crystals overnight for a cool kids science project and rockhound or science enthusiast will love.
Using Crayons for Teaching Rocks
Teaching rocks and minerals in science is engaging and motivating with this simple science experiment! Check out this activity!