Family Science Fun

Learn about plants, ramps and shadows with your children! The activities in this guide will help your children observe and investigate like scientists, build math skills, and engineer fun solutions to everyday problems.

 
 

Learn Science!

  • Ask questions
  • Observe closely
  • Note what happened
  • Discuss why
 

Build Math Skills!

  • Count how many
  • Measure
  • Compare size and quantity
  • Use spatial words
 

Try Engineering!

  • Explore everyday problems
  • Create solutions
  • Test and improve
  • Share and explain
 
 
 
 
 

Plants

Explore how plants grow and change over time.

Plants Activities
 
 
 
 
 

Ramps

Explore how different objects move on different kinds of ramps.

Ramps Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 

Shadows

Explore how shadows are made and how to change their size.

Shadows Activities