Making Lemonade

This wonderful article gives explicit detailed directions on how to introduce students to "dissolving" and other chemical concepts through making something as simple as lemonade. They do no... See More

This wonderful article gives explicit detailed directions on how to introduce students to "dissolving" and other chemical concepts through making something as simple as lemonade. They do not just mix it up and say that is lemonade. They look at each ingredient and explore it before putting it in together to make lemonade. That is the key to this activity, exploring each component of the lemonade to learn about it before the final mixing.

Chemistry for PreSchoolers

Students in preschool explore chemistry as they ask questions, making observations, documenting their work and understanding the sequence of a process. ‘Feet Feelers’ is an activity provide... See More

Students in preschool explore chemistry as they ask questions, making observations, documenting their work and understanding the sequence of a process. ‘Feet Feelers’ is an activity provided in this article where children walk barefoot through different kinds of matter to understand that matter is not all the same. They learn about the terms wet and dry through making lemonade as well as the idea of mixtures. These activities and other helped these young children to begin to understand the concept of change.