Idea Sheets

Students match colors and color words as they play this easy-to-make game.
Subjects: Physical Science, Math, Language Arts

Children will create secondary colors by mixing primary colored (safe-to-eat) "pudding" in a reclosable bag.
Subjects: Physical Science

This kaleidoscope has no tube or object chamber and thus is much simpler to put together. A turning colored disk is the source of the reflected patterns.
Subjects: Physical Science, Math

We live in a colorful world! Beautiful, colorful things, like seashells and opals, seem to shimmer in the light, producing an array of bright colors. In this activity, students can produce colors on cardstock, using the same principles of physics that oysters and abalone use to make their pearls or colorful shells.
Subjects: Physical Science, Life Science, Art

Expose this wonderful paint to water and the sun. "Sun- masked" paint fades and "sun-exposed" areas become dark, creating wonderful sun-imprinted images.
Subjects: Physical Science, Art

Mix colors easily by spinning. The resulting color will exist only in your mind!
Subjects: Physical Science, Life Science

White light is actually a combination of different colors. This easy-to-build spectroscope creates a rainbow pattern (spectrum) by separating incoming light into its component colors. The interesting patterns it displays can be used to identify different sources of light. Experiment with a variety of colored filters and see how the images change!
Subjects: Physical Science

Challenge a group of students to make attribute connections with objects so that they are able to "link" the random items together into a circle.
Subjects: Physical Science, Math

Demonstrate the commutative property of multiplication by arranging the same number of "chocolate chips" on two different batches of "cookies".
Subjects: Math

Corral a compass rose and allow a needle to rotate smoothly by using marbles!
Subjects: Physical Science, Earth/Space Science

In this game children practice their ability to group cards by a common property. They also develop their memorization skills.
Subjects: Math

Match, match, match, match. The objective of this game is to match 4 face cards (instead of just 2) from a deck of all face cards.
Subjects: Math

All you need is a plastic bottle and a condiment packet for this simple, fun demonstration of density, buoyancy, and pressure!
Subjects: Physical Science

Playing this game students will learn about Cartesian coordinates, linear equations, slope, and intercepts in a fun way.
Subjects: Math

Many catapult designs have evolved over the centuries. The new connect-a-pult demonstrates common items being re-purposed with the aid of a little creative engineering. Even young learners can explore the effects of using different launch angles and forces as pompoms are sent flying into the air!
Subjects: Physical Science

Convection is a method of energy transfer that occurs in fluids. In this activity, students observe convection in a pearly-soap medium in order to observe the formation of convection cells. These types of cells can also be observed on the surface of the sun and in many contexts here on Earth.
Subjects: Physical Science, Earth/Space Science

Explore how fluffy, single fibers can be twisted together to form strong cording.
Subjects: Physical Science, Social Studies

This unique puzzle can provide students with a fun spatial problem solving activity.
Subjects: Physical Science, Math

In this game children develop their numerical thinking skills by practicing counting objects. They also practice number recognition as they use a spinner or die.
Subjects: Math

This math game gives children practice in counting and one-to-one correspondence.
Subjects: Math