PreK & K Life Science

Getting Started with Life Science

Most early childhood studies in life science include growing plants from seeds and running an insect farm. These are great activities to do with kids as they are easy to do, low cost, and kids really dig them!

The experiments in this section will take those basic experiments and give you additional activities which include learning to investigate the world of plants and animals by building an observational terrarium-aquarium where they can watch their inhabitants in their natural environment, insect aspirators, and waterscopes.

You can encourage your child to learn how to identify physical characteristics as well as behavior differences and similarities just by watching and observing and talking to them about what they see.

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	Plant Press Art and science meet in a plant press. Whether you want to include the interesting flora you find in your scientific journal, or make a beautiful handmade greeting card, a plant press is invaluable. They are very cheap and easy to make, too!
	Predator-Prey: Who Eats Whom? The way animals and plants behave is so complicated because it not only depends on climate, water availability, competition for resources, nutrients available, and disease presence but also having the patience and ability to study them close-up. We’re going to build an eco-system where you’ll farm prey stock for the predators so you’ll be able … Continue reading "Predator-Prey: Who Eats Whom?"
	Make a Waterscope As you walk around your neighborhood, you probably see many other people, as well as some birds flying around, maybe some fish swimming down a local stream, and perhaps even a lizard darting behind a bush or a frog sitting contently on top of a pond. Most likely, you know that all of these living … Continue reading "Make a Waterscope"
	Make an Insect Aspirator Some insects are just too small! Even if we try to carefully pick them up with forceps, they either escape or are crushed. What to do? Answer: Make an insect aspirator! An insect aspirator is a simple tool scientists use to collect bugs and insects that are too small to be picked up manually. Basically … Continue reading "Make an Insect Aspirator"
	Terraqua Column: How does water affect land and animals? How does salt affect plant growth, like when we use salt to de-ice snowy winter roads? How does adding fertilizer to the soil help or hurt the plants? What type of soil best purifies the water? All these questions and more can be answered by building a terrarium-aquarium system to discover how these systems are … Continue reading "Terraqua Column: How does water affect land and animals?"

Getting Started with Life Science

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