Top 5 Safe Science Experiments For Kids To Try At Home

Science experiments are positive practices that nurture a developing brain and ensure that your kid is learning in a healthy and productive way.

Growing toddlers and kids tend to have inquisitive and attentive kind of behaviors. They show curiosity and interest in the world around them by looking, understanding, feeling, and questioning the various unrevealed theories of their surroundings. One of the easiest ways to keep them engaged is by performing various science experiments that will help them to understand the scientific reactions around them in a simple manner.

So, here are the top 5 safe science experiments for kids at home using materials you already have. In these experiments, your household materials will turn into experiment apparatus, and your house will turn into an experimental science laboratory. Make sure to read the full blog to learn more.
 

Why Are Science Experiments Necessary For Kids?
 

As we have already discussed the inquisitive nature of kids, It is important to know about the importance of science experiments for your kids and why they are necessary.

• Science Experiments Are Fun!-  Kids are innocent and always crave love, care, and support. They will like you more if you are a source of amusement and excitement for them. Similarly, Science experiments are fun and joyous activities to perform. Kids love the bewilderment after observing the simple yet surprising experiments in front of them. Parents can engage their kids in such activities.
• Science experiments simplify education-  Education and learning are terms related to each other, yet, they are different in their sense. Learning is a gradual process of knowing and understanding, finding solutions to the various questions that, after some time, play a key role in your education. Science experiments are those gradual learning that exposes your kid to the reason behind various happenings. 

Experiments simplify the way of learning to a greater extent and unfollow the primitive methods of reading and memorization. Science activities are helpful in developing the thinking, reasoning, questioning, and practical approach of the brain, leading them to relate their studies with their daily life. It is proven that visual science experiments help in retaining learning for a longer period of time and boost creative thinking.

• Science experiments seek reasons-  In a primitive way of reading and memorizing, kids do not get any proper reason regarding the learning they are taught. Rather, they were forced to remember them based on textual theories and reasoning. This way of teaching is highly unproductive in subjects like science, where the whole world revolves around questions and their probable answers. Science experiments are proven to be helpful in seeking answers and reasons. They are also influential in promoting the communication skills of kids and making learning easier.
   

Top 5 Science Experiments For Kids Using Materials You Already Have At Home
 

These five science experiments will actually drive your kids toward scientific studies and learning from their very early days of learning. 
 

1. Writing An Invisible Message

Well, writing an invisible message is quite fascinating for kids to witness and seems like a magical activity or else. Your kid would love you as a magician and definitely love this trick as well. In reality, it is an oxidation reaction.
 

Things you need:      

• Lemon juice
• Small Bowl
• Cotton swabs
• White paper
• Blow dryer

Procedure: Take your small bowl and put lemon juice into it. Now, dip your cotton swabs in the lemon juice and start writing your secret message on the white paper. You will observe the fading away of written letters while writing. Once you finish, at low speed, use our blow dryer and see that your message comes back alive!
 

The science behind this: While using the dryer, you heat up the lemon juice, which on decomposition, releases carbon. On its release, carbon gets oxidized and lets you notice the secret message when you hold it up toward the sunlight.
 

2. Light Refraction Using A Water Bottle
 

It is also going to be an exciting science experiment for kids and let them learn a new science fact in the end.
 

Things you need:

• A sticky note
• A sketch pen
• A water bottle (empty)
• Water

Procedure: Take a sticky note and draw two arrows pointing in opposite directions with a sketch pen. Stick it to a wall. Fill the empty water bottle with water. Now, let the kids move bottles filled with water around the sticky note. As it approaches the front of it, You will find that the direction of the arrow signs gets reversed.
 

The science behind this: Refraction, a process in which the light bends as it passes through denser substances such as water.
 

3. Inverted Balloon Inside A Bottle
 

A science experiment using materials that are already available at your home. This is a simple science experiment but should be performed under the supervision of parents or elders.
 

Things you need-    

• A balloon
• Water (1 tablespoon)
• Oven mitts
• A glass bottle

Procedure: Put one tablespoon of water in the glass bottle. Now, let the elders put this bottle inside the oven until the water inside it starts boiling. Carefully take the bottle out and rest it on a platform. Quickly stretch the balloon's mouth and place it over the opening of the hot bottle. After 30 seconds, you will observe the movement of the balloon into the bottle.
 

The science behind this: While heating, water inside the bottle converts into vapors. When the bottle is taken out, it starts cooling. At that moment, we put the stretched balloon on its opening. As a result, the vapor started condensing and created a pressure difference. Since the pressure outside was higher than the inside, pressure movement took place from higher to lower and took a balloon inside the bottle. The more it cools, the more it creates a pressure difference. Hence, the balloon kept moving inside the bottle.
 

4. Experiment With Hot Ice
 

Yes, it is true. A type of ice that is not so cold. It will be a completely new experience for your kid.
 

Things you need:

• Acetic acid 4 cups (white vinegar)
• Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
• Measuring cup (glass)
• Spoon
• Pot

Procedure: Take a pot and add 4 cups of white vinegar. Now add four tablespoons of baking soda to the pot (add baking soda slowly). Stir the mixture in the pot until it is completely dissolved. Now, slowly boil the solution for a duration of an hour and remove the additional water. Next, pour the solution into the glass measuring cut and let it cool in the refrigerator. After 45 minutes, take the glass out and put a small amount of sodium acetate powder from the scratch of the put right at the center. No, pour the solution formed on any flat vessel, and you can observe the ice crystals formation immediately.
 

The science behind this: The solution of sodium acetate is called a supercooled liquid. When you add a small amount of powder that is not liquid to it, immediately the state of liquid changes into solid (crystalline).
 

5. Germination Of A Seed


 

Not all kids love experiments related to reactions and mechanisms. Some kids prefer experiments that involve nature and natural processes in it. One of them is the germination of seeds. Every kid may know the fact that plants and trees are all products of seed germination, but to encounter that process with their own eyes is what makes this a scientifically engaged one.
 

Things you need:

• Bean seeds
• Small plastic bag
• Dried and uncooked beans
• Water
• Paper towels
• Tapes

Procedure: Soak your beans in water overnight. Next, drain them completely before putting them inside the plastic bed. Put a paper towel inside the bag. Now, put the seeds inside the bag in such a way it stays between the plastic bag and the dampened towel. Hang them or place them on the windows. Let them rest for almost 24 hours, and you will observe the popping sprouts coming from the seeds. Within three days, you will clearly observe the growing sprouts. After a few days more, you can visibly observe the small leaves growing on them. Now, the beans are completely in a condition where they can be transferred to the soil for further growth. 

The science behind this: Soaking the beans overnight in water will activate the germination process within the seeds and will get rapid results. It is advised to hand or place the plastic bag in front of the windows to ensure that the growing sea gets enough sunlight required for its germination. Sprouts can be observed in the first twenty-four hours that will grow for more days. After this, clear leaves can be seen. After this stage, growing beans need soil to absorb other minerals and water. Thus, it is necessary to transfer them to the soil. 
 

Conclusion
 

Parents often misunderstand science experiments as risky reactions, microscopic observations, and mechanical endeavors that require heavy, costly, and complicated apparatus. For kids, simple and reasonable experiments are sufficient to keep their curiosity and problem-solving ability alive. These experiments are positive practices that nurture a developing brain and ensure that your kid is learning in a healthy and productive way. Visit Kidsactivitypage.com to learn more about how your kid can have fun while learning.

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