Big & Little Scientists

Kiddie Science has a brand new program coming up! Big & Little Scientists is for young scientists and their caregivers to enjoy some fun science exploration. This program meets on select Saturdays from 10am to 11am and is geared toward ages 2.5 to 7 and their adult caregiver. Our topics are explored via an inquiry-based, hands-on approach that incorporates collaborative learning between children and adults.

To learn more about the program topics and to register, visit our website at http://www.kiddiescience.com/BigLittleRegister.html

What's the Matter?

Usually when someone asks this, they're asking about your feelings. In science, we're talking about everything around us. Since the concept of matter can be quite profound for a young scientist, we simplified out focus by incorporating experiments around the changing states of matter. For our first experiment, we learned how an item goes from a solid to a liquid. We then moves on to explore how liquids can become a solid. Lastly, we made Moon Sand to explore semi-solids (see recipe below).

Moon Sand Recipe 

3 cups of play sand

1 1/2 cups constarch

1/4 to 1 cup cold water 

Mix ingredients well by hand. Add water until you have a substance that can hold its shape for a few seconds, but then starts to melt after it warms up in your hand. To store, place in a zipper bag and add water prior to playing with it again.

Nature Science

During a recent Science Saturdays session, we focused on conservation via our continuing study of nature science. Among our projects for that morning was the creation of a water filtration system which the class worked on as a team. Our goal was to take water which we had dirtied with soil and debris and make it clean again. We first explored the concept of water filtration via the use of colanders and strainers. This helped provide our young scientists with the necessary basic knowledge to get their scientific creativity going. After lots of trial and error, our young scientists created an impressive system which allowed the muddy water to become significantly cleaner and clearer.

Science Happened Here!

Our science programming has been a huge hit with our young scientists! Early bird registration for our winter/spring sessions is happening now. We are pleased to offer the following programming options:

Big & Little Scientists
Young scientists and their caregivers enjoy some fun, hands-on science exploration.

Science Saturdays
Science Saturdays is an inquiry based program for young scientists age 4 to 7.

Science at LARK
Young scientists, age 2 and up, take part in hands-on experiments during our Science at LARK program.

The Scientific Method

It all starts with a question.

Our young scientists took part in various experiments in order to demonstrate how the Scientific Method works. We wanted to know which type of soda produces the highest geyser. Four different types of soda were purchased for this experiment. Our young scientists each came up with a hypothesis, which we tested via an experiment. The resulting geysers were lots of fun to watch.

Our next question was 'what happens to a gummy bear in water?'. We extended this question to include other liquids and mixtures such as vinegar, salt water, and baking soda and water. Our scientists set up their experiment and shared their hypothesis on what the gummy bears would look like once the session was over.

Our young scientists shared their observation during the gummy bear experiment:

"The bear in the baking soda water is getting bubbles" 

"The vinegar is making the gummy bear slimy and squishy"

"The salt water is making the gummy bear smell funny" 

Our final project of the day engaged the students in designing and implementing an experiment that will help them identify which egg is boiled and which is not. Our young scientists used their senses and various classroom materials to help them reach a conclusion. They then tested their hypothesis by implementing their experiment. Almost all of our young scientists were able to correctly determine which egg was boiled!