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Explore the Senses with a Sensory Table!
Explore the Senses with a Sensory Table!
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Explore the Senses with a Sensory Table!
Pre-K
Handwriting
In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!
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Explore the Senses with a Sensory Table!
Explore the Senses with a Sensory Table!
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Explore the Senses with a Sensory Table!
In almost every preschool classroom is a sensory table. Learn how to make one at home!
Pre-K
Handwriting
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Hidden Objects
Hidden Objects
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Hidden Objects
Kindergarten
Life Science
Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.
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Hidden Objects
Hidden Objects
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Hidden Objects
Set up a fun guessing game for your curious kindergartener, one that will test her ability to use all five of her senses.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Become a "Coin Archaeologist"
Become a "Coin Archaeologist"
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Become a "Coin Archaeologist"
Kindergarten
Data and Graphing
Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.
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Become a "Coin Archaeologist"
Become a "Coin Archaeologist"
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Become a "Coin Archaeologist"
Here's a math, science, and social studies activity: help your kindergartener become a "coin archaeologist" by examining how different coins look and feel.
Kindergarten
Data and Graphing
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Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
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Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.
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Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
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Does Time Really Pass By Faster When You're Having Fun?
This science fair project idea teaches that time always passes at the same rate and nothing we do in our daily life âreallyâ affects how fast it moves.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Yeast Experiment: It's Alive!
Yeast Experiment: It's Alive!
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Yeast Experiment: It's Alive!
Kindergarten
Life Science
Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.
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Yeast Experiment: It's Alive!
Yeast Experiment: It's Alive!
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Yeast Experiment: It's Alive!
Alive or not? This yeast experiment you can conduct with your little scientist explores the answer to this timeless question.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Why Do Greens Turn Brown?
Why Do Greens Turn Brown?
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Why Do Greens Turn Brown?
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.
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Why Do Greens Turn Brown?
Why Do Greens Turn Brown?
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Why Do Greens Turn Brown?
This science fair project teaches students about wilting and browning of salad greens.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Activity
Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
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Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.
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Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
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Design Challenge: Gumdrop Towers
In this fun design challenge, your child will get creative with making structures out of toothpicks and gumdrop candies.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Can You Keep a Secret?
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Can You Keep a Secret?
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.
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Can You Keep a Secret?
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Can You Keep a Secret?
Stories change as you retell them. The objective of this science fair project is to demonstrate how information gets interpreted, distorted and changed.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
Kindergarten
Life Science
In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
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Exploring Taste: Sweet, Sour, Salty, and Bitter
In this science fair project, young children will become aware of and have the opportunity to experience the four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
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Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.
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Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
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Pasta Coquina: Make Your Own Sedimentary Rock
In this experiment, students will create their own version of coquina, a sedimentary rock thatâs formed by seashells and sand, cemented by seawater minerals.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
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Design Challenge: Building a Bridge
In this exciting and empowering challenge, your child will construct a bridge using marshmallows and toothpicks!
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
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Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.
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Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
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Do Some Liquids Expand More than Others When Frozen?
In this science fair project, kids observe the expansion of liquids when frozen and determine if some liquids expand more than others in the freezing process.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Make Your Own Edible Play Dough
Make Your Own Edible Play Dough
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Make Your Own Edible Play Dough
Pre-K
Life Science
Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.
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Make Your Own Edible Play Dough
Make Your Own Edible Play Dough
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Make Your Own Edible Play Dough
Make an edible play dough with your child to help her develop her sensory and motor skills.
Pre-K
Life Science
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Discovering the Best Water for Plants
Discovering the Best Water for Plants
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Discovering the Best Water for Plants
Kindergarten
Life Science
Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?
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Discovering the Best Water for Plants
Discovering the Best Water for Plants
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Discovering the Best Water for Plants
Water, along with soil and light, is a necessary component for plant growth. So what's better for promoting plant growth: tap water, or rain water?
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Bubble Science
Bubble Science
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Bubble Science
Pre-K
Life Science
This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!
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Bubble Science
Bubble Science
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Bubble Science
This recipe makes bubbles that not only blow up nice and big, but do tricks and experiments! How do you do it? It's not a secret, it's science!
Pre-K
Life Science
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
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Design Challenge: Creating a Cup Tower
In this activity, your child will be challenged to make a tower using paper cups.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Tip Toes
Tip Toes
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Tip Toes
Pre-K
Handwriting
Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.
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Tip Toes
Tip Toes
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Tip Toes
Your child will create an adorable Christmas tree from their footprint and practice counting while decorating their tree with objects of a variety of textures.
Pre-K
Handwriting
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Make a Sensory Cloud
Make a Sensory Cloud
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Make a Sensory Cloud
Kindergarten
Life Science
Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!
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Make a Sensory Cloud
Make a Sensory Cloud
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Make a Sensory Cloud
Make scented sensory cloud dough. Add it to a sensory table, activity station, or put it in a baggie for extra at-the-park entertainment!
Kindergarten
Life Science
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How Well Does Sound Travel Through a Gas? A Liquid? A Solid?
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How Well Does Sound Travel Through a Gas? A Liquid? A Solid?
Kindergarten
Physical Science
In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.
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How Well Does Sound Travel Through a Gas? A Liquid? A Solid?
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How Well Does Sound Travel Through a Gas? A Liquid? A Solid?
In this sound experiment children listen for differences as they tap on a bag of air, a bag of water, and a wooden block held up to their ears.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Homemade Periscope
Homemade Periscope
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Homemade Periscope
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.
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Homemade Periscope
Homemade Periscope
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Homemade Periscope
Make a periscope with milk cartons and mirrors! This preschool activity is great for playing secret agent and learning simple physics.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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My Robot Friend
My Robot Friend
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My Robot Friend
Kindergarten
Writing
What is a robot? What can robots do? Computer programmers tell robots what to do by creating a sequence of commands. In this lesson, students work in pairs to program a robot to act out the story from the mini story book My Friend.
Lesson Plan
My Robot Friend
My Robot Friend
Lesson Plan
My Robot Friend
What is a robot? What can robots do? Computer programmers tell robots what to do by creating a sequence of commands. In this lesson, students work in pairs to program a robot to act out the story from the mini story book My Friend.
Kindergarten
Writing
Lesson Plan
Air Pressure Science Experiment: Balloon and a Jar
Air Pressure Science Experiment: Balloon and a Jar
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Air Pressure Science Experiment: Balloon and a Jar
Kindergarten
Physical Science
In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.
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Air Pressure Science Experiment: Balloon and a Jar
Air Pressure Science Experiment: Balloon and a Jar
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Air Pressure Science Experiment: Balloon and a Jar
In this air pressure science experiment with a balloon and a jar, children will use heat to create a partial vacuum and suck a balloon into a jar.
Kindergarten
Physical Science
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Practicing the Scientific Method with Puffy Paint
Practicing the Scientific Method with Puffy Paint
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Practicing the Scientific Method with Puffy Paint
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.
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Practicing the Scientific Method with Puffy Paint
Practicing the Scientific Method with Puffy Paint
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Practicing the Scientific Method with Puffy Paint
In this project children practice the scientific method while playing with puffy paint.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Tree Texture
Tree Texture
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Tree Texture
Kindergarten
Measurement
Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations
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Tree Texture
Tree Texture
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Tree Texture
Your child can create his own texture tree, experimenting with design during the process. The result will be a beautiful addition to your holiday decorations
Kindergarten
Measurement
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Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
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Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
Pre-K
Life Science
This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.
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Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
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Two-Ingredient Sensory Dough
This two-ingredient dough, sometimes called "moon sand," is a quick and cheap way to let kids explore their senses, build fine motor skills, and play.
Pre-K
Life Science
Activity
How do Animals Help Seeds Travel?
How do Animals Help Seeds Travel?
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How do Animals Help Seeds Travel?
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.
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How do Animals Help Seeds Travel?
How do Animals Help Seeds Travel?
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How do Animals Help Seeds Travel?
This super fun science project, perfect for young children, combines crafts, dressing up as animals, outdoor play, and life science learning.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Have a Magnet Marathon!
Have a Magnet Marathon!
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Have a Magnet Marathon!
Kindergarten
Life Science
Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.
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Have a Magnet Marathon!
Have a Magnet Marathon!
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Have a Magnet Marathon!
Hold a magnet marathon! Explore the power of magnets with your kindergartener in this entertaining and simple science game.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Mix Color for Rainbow Stew!
Mix Color for Rainbow Stew!
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Mix Color for Rainbow Stew!
Kindergarten
Life Science
Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.
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Mix Color for Rainbow Stew!
Mix Color for Rainbow Stew!
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Mix Color for Rainbow Stew!
Invite your kindergarten scientist to conduct this color mixing experiment to discover which primary hues make a rainbow of secondary colors.
Kindergarten
Life Science
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Milk Temperature
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Milk Temperature
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Get ready for a yummy taste test! Just pour the milk -- and make sure you have some chocolate chip cookies on hand.
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Milk Temperature
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Milk Temperature
Get ready for a yummy taste test! Just pour the milk -- and make sure you have some chocolate chip cookies on hand.
Kindergarten
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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Tin Can Phone
Tin Can Phone
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Tin Can Phone
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.
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Tin Can Phone
Tin Can Phone
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Tin Can Phone
Tin can phones offer something modern versions don't—a fun project to make with a friend, and a dramatic illustration of vibration and sound waves.
Pre-K
Engineering and Science Inquiry
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