Activity For Kids:
Jumping corn science activity for kids
Some of our favorite activities are simple activities using only a few common household items, and activities that involves a baking soda and vinegar reaction.
This activity is all those things. Kids will love seeing the popcorn jump up and down.
This activity is inspired by ideas from Jumping corn science activity for kids.
What you'll learn
This activity is great to teach your kids:
Cognitive activities is educational play and is vital for your toddler's cognitive development – that is, your child's ability to think, understand, communicate, make memories, imagine and work out what might happen next.
Colour recognition activities helps children get to know the different colors and color blending and matching.
Science experiments are fun to do for kids and also teaches them a lot of skills such as interacting with the world around them and understanding how things work.
Sensory play is play that involves all the senses - taste, sound, sight, touch and smell. Sensory play is very beneficial to children. Research shows that sensory play builds nerve connections in the brain’s pathways, which lead to the child’s ability to complete more complex learning tasks. Sensory play is also very relaxing and rejuvenating to children.
Step 1
Ingredients:
A clear glass container
Handfull of popcorn kernels (unpopped)
3 cups of water
2 Tablespoons baking soda
6 tablespoons vinegar
Food colouring
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We tried it
We didn’t have popcorn kernels when we tried this experiment. But we did have chia seeds. While it made a lot of mess, it was fun to do the experiment and see the chia seeds dance around. I’ve read somewhere that you can use cut up raisins or even peanuts to do this experiment if you don’t have popcorn kernels.
Sources for this activity
“It’s so much fun to watch (mesmerizing would be the best word to describe it) and it creates a great opportunity to talk about gases, liquids, and solids with your child.―Read More At onetimethrough.com
