Simple Balancing - Science Time Activity for Preschool and Kindergarten

Simple Balancing is an excellent and fun science project.

You will need:

2 light weight containers that are identical (butter tubs work well)

a hole punch or something that can poke holes in the containers

6 pieces of yarn or string – cut the same length

and a hanger

Carefully punch 3 holes equal distance around the rim of each container. 

Thread the yarn thru each hole and tie in a knot – leaving equal amounts of yarn on each container. 

Tie and knot the three pieces onto the hanger – do this with both containers – one on each side of the hanger.
This will create a simple balancing scale. 

Hang the scale from a hook or door knob ( the scale cannot be leaning against anything for more accurate results).

Once the scale has been completed – have the students compare objects weight. 

Which item is heaviest? Lighter? Weighs the same?

Also use 'prediction' as well. Graphing the results adds another dimension to this fun activity.

Play Dough / Clay Doh - No Cream of Tartar Needed - Great Preschool Recipe

Have you ever ran out of Cream of Tartar? 


Seriously ... the other day I was making some new dough for the kids and absolutely no cream of tartar. So I made several different kinds of 'doh' - all without the cream of tartar (which has always been my favorite type) and realized that the play doughs with oil have a nice consistency. 


After experimenting ..... I discovered (many of you may already realize this ..... and your one ahead of me) that adding a little oil to any of the basic clay doh recipes will make them more malleable and of a decent texture. 


Now our play dough area smells great with peppermint, coffee, pumpkin / cinnamon and some type of candy scent - and yes I did make that many different recipes to experiment with adding a little oil - and they all turned out great. 


One more thing ...... I did have to add a little extra flour to some of the recipes when kneading the dough. Hope you find this helpful .... and have a great day. 

Lacing Cards ..... Huge Variety of Activities and a Coupon Code - Huge Savings

Have you seen the lacing cards .....

These cards are so easy to make and can be used for more than just lacing.  Make several sets of these cards and have the children use them for making words .... practice spelling lessons or making rhyming words.  The cards were also created using a color pattern - red, yellow, blue and green.  Have the students sort into color sets.  I am certain this is not the only activities that these letters can be utilized for .... let your imagination run wild ---- okay ---- use a little control.


The set is over at http://www.Resource4Preschool.com


The Lacing set is listed for $4.97 .... but if you use the coupon code ABCLACE  - you will will get it for only $1.24 .... I think that is around a 75% savings on the set.