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Values of Science and Nature Activities

Relates particularly to Te Whariki strands 1,2 and 5 - Well-being, Belonging and Exploration (Click here to find out more about Te Whariki)
Develops questioning and predicting
Develops language and vocabulary
Provides a sense of achievement and self esteem
Develops fine motor skills
Teaches skills such as measuring
Develops social skills
Develops perseverance
Develops an awareness of the environment
Teaches ordered activity

Ideas For Science and Nature Activities

Balloon on a bottle - use vinegar and baking soda to inflate
Underwater volcano - insert a small bottle of hot coloured water into a larger one of cold clear water
Look at flowers, leaves, roots, stems, seeds, fruit
Sprout seeds
Plant a garden
Look at steam and ice
Grow washing soda crystals
Experiment with magnets
Guess the objects inside a pillow case
Identify sounds
Sort things by smell
Make a sun dial
Play shadow games
Watch air escaping from a bottle under water
Invert a jar over a burning candle to show how the air is "used up"
Rub a pen over wool to create static electricity
Experiment with soap and lemon juice in red cabbage water
Make sherbet
Make a xylophone from glasses filled with liquid to different levels