science lesson plan with preschoolers?

Question

i need to do 3 lesson plans with preschoolers on science & the 3 lessons must be related=/ any ideas? something easy that i wont have to cook or anythin but still can be fun?!

these are all really good ideas but i meant that im not with these kids the whole year thru so i cant grow stuff & experience that sort of thing with them yet but now im just writing up lesson plans for a class and then goin to centers and tryin them out with kids for few hours, u know? so it needs to be one short activity. Then the other two activites i dont have to do with them i just have to present them to my teacher-class. ANY other ideas????:)

ANY OTHERS????

What about some ideas on the theme "FALL" tho a bit late im lookin for some ideas on science activities such as LEAF RUBBING, which will go faster if u blow on it (wind) with a straw. ANY OTHER SIMILAR IDEAS PLZ???

Answer 1

i have a preschooler and i know she's just learning about the season changes. So you could do a 'weather' theme, and cut snowflakes (you know when you fold the paper up and cut it when it's opened it looks like a snowflake) and maybe for spring have them make a paper flower, and for summer have them color a picture of the lake/ocean/beach ... anyways something along that line. Good luck!! You sound like u have a fun job!!

Answer 2

I like to do things that are very hands on for preschoolers-----especially planting

We used to have kiddos fill a styrofoam cup with potting soil and then spread grass seed on top.

However the day beforehand ----we decorated the cups to look like faces-------so when the grass grew-----it looked like hair----it was fun.

the science part however is an early education into plants and biology. they need soil and water and light to grow. plants may start from a seed and then sprout up and grow.

other beans can be grown or for a slower but bigger bang---how about some amaryllis bulbs------they bloom nicely in the winter but take a long time to come up--------if you plant them in bulb jars with water and rocks the kiddos can see the roots in the water and the plant gets 2-3 feet tall with a beautiful blossom in 6-8 weeks ideally.

sometimes paperwhites or hyacinths are a little faster or even crosus.

beans or other plants can be observed also.

You may try taking a fruit like an apple and cutting it in half and have the kiddos use plastic picnic knives to find the seeds inside an apple or even an orange and discuss seeds and fruits-----

Answer 3

I have preschoolers and I think the most fun thing we made was ice cream. You don't have to cook it you can get up to four lessons plans from it. Here a are the materials you need;
1 gallon Ziploc bag
1 sandwich size zip lock bag
1/2 gallon bag of ice
1 1/2 cup of rock salt
1 cup of milk
1tbsp of vanilla extract
1/4 cup of sugar

step 1 pour liquids in the sandwich bag and close bag
step 2 mix ice and rock salt in 1 gallon bag
step 3 put sandwich bag of liquids in gallon bag with Ice
Step 4 shake and after about 5-10 mins taste !!


1 lesson have the kids notice the different temperature of the ice before and after the rock salt by hold the bag of ice.
2 lesson have them notice what happens to the sandwich bag with liquids inside
3 lesson Why is the sandwich bag of liquids getting solid ?
4 lesson have them measure liquids and rock salt

I found that this the favorite of my toddlers. I like it because it teaches them many things at once that will help them later. They don't know they have been introduce to chemistry and its fun. Also the items are very inexpensive and no cooking involved they do most of the work.

Answer 4

You could send a letter home to the parents asking them to sent in an object in a closed solid box and have them (kids and parents) come up with clues for the class to guess or you could do it the other way around and you come up with the objects, balls, coins etc. and have the kids guess. This fits in with the 5 Senses. You could also have the kids feel different in a box with their eyes closed and guess. The kids think that this is a game and really enjoy it a lot. It is really great for a class with everyone on different levels also

Answer 5

You can do the Sink float method-
infasize on weight, liquid and solid

example--1. (weight)1 penny 1 gallon water 1pen top
have children make educated guessed use the tally system what sinks and what floats

2.(weight) 1balloon 1paper airplane 2fan
have a race to the finish-which one will move the fastest to the finsh line.Use the fan to move the objects.(objective- they both weigh the same which one is heavier)

3.(weight) 1 rock 1 feather 1 chair-step stool
stand on the stool and hold the feather in one hand and the rock in the other hand which will hit the floor first.

Answer 6

Try this--- you can relate these by colors, or sensory(I'm sure there is another but it is late and my Brain is half off)
Exploding colors --------
milk
food color
dish soap
bowls
---pour a small amount of milk into several bowls
---carefully place several drops of food color around the milk
---do not mix
---then add a drop of dish soap to each drop of food coloring or add to center of bowl
--- the colors will explode! (A bit like fireworks)

Traveling colors----
coffee filter
black markers
cup(see through is best)
water
Optional: eye dropper
--- explain to the kids that it takes all kinds of colors to make black
---have each child draw a picture on the coffee filter with a black marker
---- either place one end of coffee filter into the cup (you don't need to put a lot in the water)
--- watch as the colors seperate as the water travels up the coffee filter
--- or
---have the children make a large dot on the coffee filter
---you can use the eye dropper and add several drops of water to a the dot
--- watch as the colors expand from the dot

--- you could also do another traveling color experiment
queen Ann's lace or carnation(queen Ann's lace is prettier and more interesting)
cup
water
food color
--- snip off the end of either flower
---place into cup of water
---add food coloring
--- watch as the color travels up the stem and colors the flower

my websites have more experiments
http://brighteyeslearning.tripod.com/
http://brighteyeslearning2.tripod.com/

Answer 7

try the book KIDS IN THE KITCHEN by SARA LEWIS thats a cook book for kids which may help. Otherwise you could use the experiment using an egg & in one glass have water & in another glass have no water & see what happens. This experiment could also be used with water & oil. If the oil is poured into the glass of water the oil will stay at the top

Answer 8

1. buy some flower, e.g. white carnation, with a water storage tube at the end, then dip some food coloring, then the coloring go up and makes the petals with the color.
2. collect film canister, put some antacid powder, mix with warm water/vinegar, then, turn the canister upside down (quickly) with the cap closed. The canister will explore (like a rocket)
Hope this help!

Answer 9

In preschool we used to do float or sink experiments and do a float and sink chart. Or you could go on a bug hunt in the garden and put them in little pots, explain about insects and where they live and how the way their bodies are help them to live in their environment and what they eat (you'll be surprised how much little children understand)
Or you could do body parts like finding your pulse and breathing and then running and finding your pulse again and seeing how you breathe faster.
Or you could make circuits...or build a volcano and make it erupt with vinegar and bicarbonate of soda.

That's all I can think of right now

Answer 10

Maybe just a simplified volcano explosion. We actually did it in our preschool.. I don't know the measurements though.. But we used vinegar, powdered laundry soap.. and baking soda.. i think, sorry i can't remember.. And food coloring. Ask the children what color they want first.. Mix that color with the vinegar.. Mix the dry ingredients together, then pour the colored vinegar in the powder. and voila! Before you do the experiment ask curiously what they think will happen.. And when you are measuring out each amount tell them, repeatedly.. have them learn about the measurement sizes.. Good luck!