Things to Do

Crafts

Gift Box from old Greeting Cards
http://www.kinderart.com/recycle/cardbox.shtml

Decoupage Votive Candle Holder (Magazines, Glue & Water, Jars)
http://www.frugalcrafts.com/craft_projects/Decoupage/decvotive.html

Paper Beads (Magazines and Junk Mail)
http://www.frugalcrafts.com/craft_projects/Jewelery_and_Hair_Decorations/paperbeads.html

Shrink Art (Recycled #6 Plastic Bakery Containers)
http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/r/reducereuserecycle/reducereuserecycle.html

Bath Salts (Epson Salts, Food Coloring, Scents)
http://www.frugalcrafts.com/craft_projects/Kid's_Crafts/bathsalts.html

Bubble Bath Jelly (Unflavored Gelatin, Food Coloring, liquid soap)
http://www.crafts4kids.com/projects/bath_bubble_jelly.htm

Cookie Cutter Stamps
http://www.crafts4kids.com/projects/cookie_cutter.htm

Science-States of Matter

Ice Crystal Lantern (Tuna Cans, Water, Freezing Temperatures)
http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/season/feature/famf19wintercraft/famf19wintercraft6.html

Science-Gravity and Flight

Falling and Floating (objects from around the house, scrap paper)

1. Prepare to drop a pencil and a coin from the same height. Ask the girls: Which one will hit the ground first?

2. Repeat with a really light object like a tennis ball and a heavy object like a washer or a nut. Ask the girls: Will these objects land at the same time as well even though their weights are very different?

3. Ask the girls: Why would both objects hit the ground at the same time if they are different weights?
(Answer: Both objects are being pulled at the same force by gravity. The weight of an object makes no difference in the force of gravity pulling on it. Hence, both objects will hit the ground at the same time regardless of their weight.)

4. Using two pieces of paper of the same size and weight-crumple one into a ball then prepare to drop both from the same height.

5. Ask the girls: Which will hit the ground first keeping in mind that they are both the same size and weight, and remembering that gravity is not affected by weight?

6. Drop the papers. What happens?

7. Why did the flat paper take longer to hit the ground?
(Answer: Gravity isn't affected by weight but shape can make a difference in the speed at which an object falls. A flat object like paper has a lot of surface area which pushes against the air and slows the speed at which the object falls.-this is why parachutes slow the rate of descent of the person using it.)

Styrofoam Airplane (Styrofoam meat trays)
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/airtransportation/l/blairpln.htm

Parachuting Pinwheel (scrap paper, string)
http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/p/parachutingpinwheel/parachutingpinwheel.html

Paperclip Parachute
http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/p/paperclip/paperclip.html

Balloon and Straw Rocket
http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/r/rocket/rocket.html

Chemistry

Film Canister Rocket-Powered by Alka-Seltzer and Water
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/rocket.shtml

Film Canister Rocket-Powered by Baking Soda and Vinegar
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/squad_activities/forces_pop_rocket.html

Blow up a Balloon with Baking Soda and Vinegar
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/squad_activities/balloon_blowout.html

Cabbage Juice Acid/Base Indicator
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/cabbagejuiceindicato.html

Make Plastic Milk
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/plasticmilk.html

Make Oil and Water Mix
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/squad_activities/bubbles_oil_water.html

Make a Lava Lamp (Oil and Water don't mix)
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/squad_activities/slime_lava_lamp.html

Make a Colored Milk Design using Milk, Food Color and detergent
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/squad_activities/bubbles_storm_in_a_saucer.html

Paper Towel Chromatography
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/phenom/papertowelchromatogr.html

Physics-Motion and Friction

Experiment: Reduce Friction with Ball Bearings
http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/f/friction/friction.html

Hover Craft made with Pop-Up Bottle Top, CD, and Balloon
http://www.questacon.edu.au/html/squad_activities/forces_cd_hovercraft.html

Hover Craft made with a CD, Film Canister, Modeling Clay and Balloons
1. Poke a hole in the center of the bottom of the film canister
2. Place the CD label side down on the table. (The ridge from the reading side will create unwanted friction causing the project to fail.)
3. Make a "worm" out of the modeling clay and place it on the CD around the center hole.
4. Push the canister (open side down) onto the wad of clay making sure that you have a tight seal. (If air escapes out of the sides, it won't work)
5. Blow up a balloon and twist the neck so the air doesn't come out
6. Stretch the neck of the balloon over the canister, covering the hole
7. When the air comes out, the CD will float.
(Hint: You may need to give it a tap to get it started. Even a speck of dust is enough friction to cause it to stop. If the balloon is dragging, push it up since the friction of the dragging balloon will stop the CD)

Engineering

Build a Newspaper Tower
http://pbskids.org/zoom/printables/activities/pdfs/newspapertower.pdf

Gum Drop Dome (Compare the strength of triangles versus squares)
http://pbskids.org/zoom/printables/activities/pdfs/gumdropdome.pdf

Build a Paper Bridge (Engineering problem solving)
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/paperbridge.html