Today, I couldn't decide between 2 science projects so I decided to do both even though they weren't really related concepts. Oh well. There's a lot of good ideas out there and a lot of them don't take very much time to do, so I don't see the harm in doing as many as we want.
The first was an experiment on what floats in our bathtub. We grabbed a box and went around the house finding stuff to put in the bathtub, to determine if the object would float or sink. I asked Lola first if she thought the object would float or sink before she put it in the bathtub and why. Some of the items were cups or bowls so we tried each twice, once empty and then again when they were filled with water. She really liked this experiment and Elise enjoyed getting a bonus bath out of the deal!
Next, we moved on to making play dough. We measured all the ingredients and put them in glass bowls. I let Lola feel the different ingredients and we talked about the difference in the textures, colors. smells, etc...we then made the play dough, during which we talked about how each of the ingredients plays an important role in the finished product. For instance, I asked her how she thought the play dough would have turned out if we had forgotten to add the flour or the water, etc..
She's been playing with the dough all day. She loves it. I also gave her a handful of whole cloves that she's been using to create eyes/noses/buttons/cake candles, etc....
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